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Dengue fever

//ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented. uncountable
  2. 2
    an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints wordnet

Etymology

Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".

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