: 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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In 2023, the World Health Organization estimated 263 million cases of malaria worldwide; the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control noted 14 million cases of dengue around the globe.
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
The dengue vaccine may be able to help prevent infection from a different strain.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
That species can transmit dengue, as well as other viruses, namely yellow fever.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
This year, dengue cases are abnormally high both nationally and globally.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2025
The dengue vaccine may be able to help prevent infection from a different strain.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024
That species can transmit dengue, as well as other viruses, namely yellow fever.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
This year, dengue cases are abnormally high both nationally and globally.
—Joe Murphy, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 26 Jan. 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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