Open AccessDengue in children and young adults, a cross-sectional study from the western part of Uttar Pradesh
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar,
Rajesh Verma,
Suchitra Nirjhar,
Monika Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_770_19
Subject(s) - medicine , dengue fever , outbreak , uttar pradesh , age groups , dengue virus , pediatrics , immunology , demography , virology , socioeconomics , sociology
Dengue has emerged as a major public health problem in India. It presents more aggressively among younger age groups as compared to adults. Therefore, it necessitates the accurate estimation of prevalence in younger age groups.