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DENGUE SEROTYPES, CLINICAL FEATURES AND GENDER DISTRIBUTION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH FROM ISRA UNIVERSITY, HYDERABAD, PAKISTAN

Riama Kalhorho, Sumair Memon, Safiya Javed, Mozna Talpur, Pirih Abbasi., Imtiaz Ahmed

Dengue virus is a RNA virus belonging to Flaviviridae family of viruses being carried by Aedes mosquitoes that causes dengue fever. The infection of dengue fever may remain asymptomatic or may present as a complication in hemorrhagic shock. The diagnosis if made early can save many lives as it is global public health related challenge with multiple preventive aspects. We recorded the biodata and main presenting features while collected blood for samples from 100 known cases of dengue fever with permission by purposive sampling. Samples were analyzed for gangue serotypes and some other parameters. Data was analyzed on SPSS version 22 calculating mean SD and frequency while chi square was used for comparing serotypes among males and females. We found mean age of 33.34 years, 67% males and 33% females, Serotype I was 79%, serotype II was 19%, serotype III was in 2% and serotype IV was not found in a single patient. There was no significant difference between males and females for serotypes p-value 0.869. Key Words: Dengue Fever, Virus, Serotypes, Mosquito.

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