Information about dengue fever is provided on the following
Information about dengue fever is provided on the following pages. After studying this information, outline the chain of infection by identifying the reservoir(s), portal(s) of exit, mode(s) of transmission, portal(s) of entry, and factors in host susceptibility.
Reservoirs:
Portals of exit:
Modes of transmission:
Portals of entry:
Factors in host susceptibility:
Solution
Reservoirs : Wild monkeys
Portals of exit : Mosquitoes
Modes of transmission : Female Aedes aegypti Mosquito bite
Portals of entry : skin and blood
Factors in host susceptibility : all humans are equally susceptible to dengue. recent research suggests that Oligoadenylate synthetases play an important role in the immune response against dengue virus. People living in dengue endemic urban areas are very susceptible.While a person who survives a bout of dengue caused by one serotype develops lifelong immunity to that serotype, there is no cross-protection against the three other serotypes.
