Tag Archives: Dengue

I Don’t Want Dengue Fever

Posted on October 6, 2011 by David Esteban

When a student is absent from class, they usually send me an email to explain why. Occasionally I get emails from students in my microbiology or virology classes explaining their absence from class as a result of some infectious … Continue reading →

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Septic Tanks: urban breeding grounds for virus-carrying mosquitoes

Posted on December 9, 2010 by David Esteban

Contributed by Guest Blogger: L. Herrera-Torres ’14
Like in several other landforms in tropical regions, Puerto Rico is victim to seasonal increases in the Dengue fever and West Nile Virus, which are transmitted via the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex quiquefasciatus … Continue reading →

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