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Dengue

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Noun

1. breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue, dengue fever

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dengue

see synonyms of dengue
noun
an acute viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, characterized by headache, fever, pains in the joints, and skin rash
. Also called: breakbone fever

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Dengue

see synonyms of dengue
noun
an infectious tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by severe pains in the joints and back, fever, and rash

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Dengue

see synonyms of dengue
n.
An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by any of four related flaviviruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes, characterized by high fever, rash, headache, severe muscle and joint pain, and minor bleeding. A severe form of the disease (dengue hemorrhagic fever), characterized by bleeding from the gums and gastrointestinal tract, can lead to shock and death. Also called breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever.

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