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My roommate who has just returned from abroad is suffering from acute dengue. do i have any risk of being prone to disease from him?
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Dengue fever: No. The dengue disease is not contagious.It does not spread from person to person. It only spreads by the bite of infected mosquito.
Answered 9/27/2015
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Dengue Fever: Dengue Fever (aka breakbone fever) is a disease that is spread by mosquitoes. It is not spread by human to human interaction.
Answered 10/25/2018
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