dengue

noun

den·​gue ˈdeŋ-gē How to pronounce dengue (audio)
-ˌgā
: 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

Examples of dengue in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Flulike symptoms of dengue may appear, if at all, two to seven days after being bitten. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 One type of dengue vaccine is available for use in areas with risk of dengue in the United States There is one vaccine available for use in areas with risk of dengue in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 But in 2023—one of Rio’s mildest winters ever—cases of dengue remained unseasonably high. Harry Booth, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024 Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are the primary spreaders of dengue. Joe Murphy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dengue 

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Word History

Etymology

American Spanish

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dengue was in 1828

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“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

dengue

noun
den·​gue ˈdeŋ-gē How to pronounce dengue (audio) -ˌgā How to pronounce dengue (audio)
: 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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