Document Type : Editorial
Authors
1 HIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
2 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract
Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening tropical disease that causes an acute febrile illness that can range from asymptomatic disease to potentially life-threatening disease, which may lead to hemorrhagic shock and death in the most severe cases.
Keywords
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