‘False negative’? Understand why patients with classic symptoms can be negative in the dengue test | Piracicaba and Region
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1 of 5 Dengue virus is transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito — Photo: GETTY IMAGES via BBCDengue virus is transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito — Photo: GETTY IMAGES via BBC
High fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, vomiting, red spots on the skin and a negative test for dengue fever. It is a possible and even common scenario, but why can patients with classic symptoms of the disease test negative for the virus transmitted to theAedes aegypti? -
