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Dengue Vectors and Transmission, Step by Step

A staged visual model for dengue. The biological lesson is simple but often blurred: humans amplify the virus, mosquitoes move it, and urban containers make the machine run.

Inline SVG Manual & autoplay No CDN 15 steps T.M. Jones, Ph.D. · ORCID 0000-0001-7372-6345
Companion document
Dengue: Comprehensive Scientific Reference →

Vector biology, DENV serotypes, urban and sylvatic cycles, clinical phases, and the epidemiology of the dominant urban loop.

Teaching note
Dengue is not hard because the facts are hidden. It is hard because the urban loop is so efficient that the edge cases get conflated with the main story. First stabilize the human-container-Aedes loop, then add secondary and regional routes. ←→ to navigate · Space to play/pause.
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Animated dengue vectors and transmission plate An interactive SVG showing dengue movement through human amplifying hosts, Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, regional Aedes vectors, and uncommon transmission routes. Primary and secondary vectors urban container cycle Aedes aegypti standing water Aedes albopictus Human amplification urban human to mosquito loop fever 39 to 40 °C viremia days 4 to 7 macular rash urban humans Regional routes local vectors and rare routes Ae. polynesiensis Pacific island & regional vector Sylvatic / primate cycle forest edge, not the urban story RARE ROUTES Vertical transmission parent to offspring — rare Blood / organ transfusion or transplant Lab / needlestick occupational exposure
Manual · ←→

1. Dengue is mainly an urban human-mosquito loop

In urban transmission, humans are the main amplifying host and Aedes mosquitoes move virus between people.

Dengue guide

Transmission & disease cycle of dengue virus

Compact overview of the Aedes mosquito vector cycle, human infection, warning signs, and the major transmission routes.

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Glossary

Dengue
A mosquito-borne viral disease caused by dengue viruses (DENV 1–4), primarily transmitted by Aedes aegypti.
Aedes aegypti
The primary urban dengue vector, strongly associated with human dwellings and artificial water containers.
Aedes albopictus
A secondary vector that tolerates cooler regions and breeds in both natural and artificial containers.
Amplifying host
A host that develops enough circulating virus to infect feeding mosquitoes and sustain transmission.
Intrinsic incubation
The time between infection in a human and the clinical or infectious phase inside that host.
Extrinsic incubation
The time required for virus development inside the mosquito before it can transmit.
Vertical transmission
Transmission from parent to offspring. In dengue, this is rare and not the main epidemic engine.
Sylvatic cycle
A wildlife-associated transmission cycle, often forest-linked, outside the dominant urban human loop.
Regional vector
A vector important in particular geographic and ecological settings beyond the global urban cycle.
Artificial container
A human-made water-holding object such as a bucket, tire, planter, or discarded vessel that supports mosquito breeding.

Static reference plate

The infographic is the archival layer. The animated viewer is the hallway into it.

Field notes

Humans are the amplifier

Dengue is not mostly a monkey-reservoir story in cities. People are the fuel in the urban loop. Vector control without human-amplification framing is incomplete.

Containers are habitat

Small artificial water containers turn buildings and neighborhoods into vector nurseries. Removal of breeding sites is an effective community-level intervention.

Not all mosquitoes are equal

Aedes aegypti is the main urban driver. Other Aedes species matter by region, ecology, and context. Conflating them obscures intervention priority.

Citation and archival

Persistent identifier
doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20018197

Zenodo deposit, version of record. ORCID 0000-0001-7372-6345.

Suggested citation

Jones, T. M. (2026). Dengue Vectors and Transmission, Step by Step: Animated Teaching Primitive. TJID3 Research. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20018197

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  • Inline SVG plate, fifteen captioned frames.
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