Role of Complement in Dengue Virus Infection: Protection or Pathogenesis?

ABSTRACT Dengue viruses (DENV) cause a spectrum of disease in humans, ranging from dengue fever (DF) to a severe, life-threatening syndrome called dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS). Despite the global morbidity and mortality associated with DENV infection, mechanisms of immune...

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Main Author: Sujan Shresta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012-03-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00003-12