Dengue: Asymptomatic people transmit the virus to mosquitoes
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have provided proof that people infected by dengue virus but showing no clinical symptoms can actually infect mosquitoes that bite them. It appears that these asymptomatic people -- who, together with mildly symptomatic patients, represent three-quarters of all dengue infections -- could be involved in the transmission chain of the virus.