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Complete Definition of "dengue fever"

English
wikipedia

Etymology
Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. pathology An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by any of four species of the virus genus wikipedia:Flavivirus|Flavivirus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.

Synonyms
breakbone fever

ru:dengue fever

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