dengue

/ˈdɛŋɡi/ · noun

Meaning

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

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Related words

dengue fever(English)breakbone fever(English)dandy fever(English)fever(English)disease(English)tang(English)tropical(English)den(English)hemorrhagic(English)aedes(English)amoebic(English)encephalitis(English)

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