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Dengue fever
Hai sir or madam my kid age is 21months recently she got dengue fever now she recovered but I have one doubt if she will bite with aedis mosquito again will she infect again are antibodies can protect her how many days she will protect from infection once she get
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Dr. Tannu Malik
General Physician
2 yrs exp
Faridabad
Dengue can occur but it will be of different serotype. There are four types of serotype of dengue. Person living in epidemic area can get infected by three to four types of serotyp in his entire life
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the serotype with which she was infected this time will not happen again .she had developed lifelong immunity for that particular serotype
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