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