NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Fungus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dengue is a viral infection caused by the dengue virus (DENV), transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes. About half of the world’s population is now at risk of dengue with an estimated 100–400 million infections occurring each year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both explanations seem to indicate the disease is named after one of its visible symptoms, tender movements caused by the extreme pain one suffers from the muscle, bone, and joint inflammation. It was called dandy fever in Barbados “from the stiffened forms and dread of motion in patients.”
Detailed explanation-3: -Dengue virus (DENV) is a member of the Flavivirus genus of single-stranded positive-sense RNA viruses that cause visceral and central nervous system disease in humans.