DENGUE


Meaning of DENGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdeŋ-gē, -ˌgā ]

noun

Etymology: American Spanish

Date: 1828

: 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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