the background of dengue fever

http://www.cbwinfo.com/Biological/Pathogens/DENV.html



The origin of dengue feaver is not completely known and is being debated on. They believed that it orginated in Africa where the slave trade took place. The name "dengue" is supposedly derived from the Swahili "Ka-Dinga pepo" where the disease came from an evil spirit. Dengue fever is similar to yellow feaver since it also involves passing the disease through primates living in the jungle, as well as the mosquitos that feed on them.