Summary:
- This article discusses how the skin's immune response plays a key role in the body's fight against the dengue virus. Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection that can cause severe flu-like symptoms.
- The article explains that when the dengue virus enters the body through a mosquito bite, it first infects the skin's immune cells, called dendritic cells. These cells then trigger a cascade of immune responses to try to fight off the virus.
- Understanding the skin's immune response to the dengue virus can help researchers develop better treatments and vaccines to combat this disease, which affects millions of people worldwide each year.