: 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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For example, the Center for Disease Control issued an alert for an outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil, Fiji, Mexico, and other countries.
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
The last update sent out by the CDC's Health Alert Network was regarding the risk of dengue infection on March 18, even though outbreaks of salmonella and listeria were acknowledged in May by the CDC on its website.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 May 2025
Originally hailing from Africa, the species can transmit dengue, as well as yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The Aedes aegypti mosquito causes the transmission of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
The last update sent out by the CDC's Health Alert Network was regarding the risk of dengue infection on March 18, even though outbreaks of salmonella and listeria were acknowledged in May by the CDC on its website.
—Chiara Eisner, NPR, 21 May 2025
Originally hailing from Africa, the species can transmit dengue, as well as yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025
The Aedes aegypti mosquito causes the transmission of dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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