Is Dengue Fever Transmittable. Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. Majority of the participants (81.4%, 206/253) knew that fever was one of dengue fever symptoms and most of them (82.2%, 213/259) indicated that mosquitoes could transmit dengue fever.
The vaccine is not approved for use in u.s. Dengue viruses are spread to people through the bites of infected aedes species mosquitoes ( ae. The dengue virus is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected mosquito.