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Speaking of Science

The Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Defying Dengue

SEP 23, 202423 MIN
Speaking of Science

Defying Dengue

SEP 23, 202423 MIN

Description

This year has seen a record number of dengue cases all over the world. It might not be a fluke, as climate change expands the areas where the mosquito that transmits the tropical disease can thrive. New measures for treatment and protection are necessary, but there's something peculiar about the way dengue infects the body that has stumped scientists for decades. That is, until now. Dr. Leah Katzelnick, Dr. Camila Odio and Dr. Stephen Whitehead from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) are digging into dengue and coming up with ways to defy it.