Emerging viruses : Dengue virus

• Classification: Flaviviridae – Flavivirus – Dengue virus (DN1-4)

• Characteristics : 3'SL, 5' cap, 5' and 3' CS, Quasispecies

• Receptors : heparan sulphate and others

• Pathogenesis : acute fibrille illness to life-treathening dengue hemorrhagic feve/ dengue shock syndrome

• Host: Human, mosquitous

• Anti-viral stuff : no vaccines, range inhibitors