Week 2. JE, Chikungunya, Zika

Question 1

Dengue viruses (DENV) are arboviruses

what does arbovirus mean?

Answer 1

arthropod-borne viruses

Question 2

genus of dengue?

Answer 2

genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae)

Question 3

(positive/negative) single-stranded RNA

Answer 3

positive

Question 4

Dengue has how many antigenically-related dengue serotypes?

Answer 4

4

(DENV 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Question 5

Where is the 1st recorded dengue epidemic?

Answer 5

Southeast Asia, Manila (1954)

Question 6

Top 3 places with highest number cases of Dengue?

Answer 6

1. Central Luzon
2. NCR
3. CALABARZON

Question 7

Top 3 places with highest number of deaths due to Dengue?

Answer 7

1. Central Visayas:103
2. Central Luzon: 99
3. Western Visayas: 85

Question 8

season of Dengue?

Answer 8

wet season (June–February)

Question 9

Incidence rate of dengue was highest among _________,

And over 80% of dengue-related deaths occurring among individuals of less than 20 years of age

Answer 9

children (5–14 years of age)