: 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
Concerns among health officials have continued the spread of dengue fever as cases have reached unprecedented levels in the Americas.
—
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For example, there are over 100 million cases of dengue each year, with South and Southeast Asia being major hotspots.
—Philanthropy Asia Alliance Contributor, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The Summary Nearly 12 million cases of dengue fever have been recorded in the Americas this year, close to triple last year’s total.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
Malaria, dengue fever, dysentery, and in a few cases typhus, hit man after man.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dengue 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
For example, there are over 100 million cases of dengue each year, with South and Southeast Asia being major hotspots.
—Philanthropy Asia Alliance Contributor, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The Summary Nearly 12 million cases of dengue fever have been recorded in the Americas this year, close to triple last year’s total.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
Malaria, dengue fever, dysentery, and in a few cases typhus, hit man after man.
—Salama Udaipurwala, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dengue
Articles Related to dengue
Dictionary Entries Near dengue
Cite this Entry
“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
: 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share