DENGUE VIRUS: A BASIC STUDYGOPESWAR MUKERJEE AND DIPANKAR DASAbstract Female Aedes mosquitoes transmit the acute viral infection dengue which is spread by an RNA virus belonging to the Flaviviridae family. In tropical and subtropical regions, it is more prevalent. The causative agent of dengue fever is dengue virus (DENV) with four serotypes (DENV 1-4). An estimated 25 to 100 million cases of dengue fever (DF) are caused by DENV. |