: an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species Dengue virus of the genus Flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash
called also breakbone fever, dengue fever
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Diseases, including dengue are endemic to the region, and the government has denied access to journalists and aid organizations.
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Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
At the same time dengue infections are surging, vaccine and drug developers have started calling it quits in the fight against dengue.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2023, nearly 200 people contracted dengue fever, and there were more than 1,500 cases of Zika in the state from 2016 to 2018, Carney said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
This leads to the spread of illnesses like Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and dengue fever into regions previously unaffected.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
At the same time dengue infections are surging, vaccine and drug developers have started calling it quits in the fight against dengue.
—Stephen J. Thomas, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In 2023, nearly 200 people contracted dengue fever, and there were more than 1,500 cases of Zika in the state from 2016 to 2018, Carney said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2025
This leads to the spread of illnesses like Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and dengue fever into regions previously unaffected.
—Bill Frist, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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: an acute infectious disease that is characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash and that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Flavivirus (species Dengue virus) transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes
called also breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever
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