Dengue fever is a viral illness transmitted through mosquito bites. The tiger mosquito, named as such because of its striped legs, is the culprit. However, once a mosquito bites an infected person, it will actually take days for the virus to breed within the mosquito. Severe dengue cases can lead to damage to the brain from encephalitis, the heart (carditis), liver … [Read more...] about Dengue Symptoms and Prevention