dengue
noun
den·gue
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Definition of dengue
: 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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This method should become a standard for tracking other dangerous infections such as ebola and dengue, say scientists led by Kristian Andersen of Scripps Research. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Hidden Zika outbreak detected with new surveillance method developed by Scripps Research scientists," 22 Aug. 2019 The risk of dengue has risen in recent years, currently threatening roughly half of the global population, according to the World Health Organization. — Maya Wei-haas, National Geographic, "Viruses, explained," 22 Feb. 2019 The government has confirmed 15,369 dengue cases since Jan. 1. — Abdur Rahman Jahangir, BostonGlobe.com, "Bangladesh grapples with country’s worst dengue outbreak," 31 July 2019 Around 100,000 dengue cases were reported across the country in the first six months of 2019, and increased of 85% on the same period last year. — Sareena Dayaram And Sugam Pokharel, CNN, "Bangladesh hit by worst dengue outbreak on record," 30 July 2019 Get our daily newsletter Zika is a viral infection carried from person to person by Aedes aegypti, which also transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. — The Economist, "Armed with smartphones, Colombians are taking on the local mozzies," 4 July 2019 Ones carried by mosquitoes, like dengue, zika, and yellow fever, are expanding their ranges northward as the planet heats up. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Climate change is threatening the microscopic creatures our lives depend on," 20 June 2019 Then when the researchers exposed the knockout cells to dengue and Zika, the lack of BMAL1 also severely hampered those viruses’ ability to replicate. — Quanta Magazine, "The Body’s Clock Offers a Rhythmic Target to Viruses," 30 May 2019 One hypothesis is that if a mother has already had dengue, which is related to Zika, Zika may be more likely to cause microcephaly in her baby. — Washington Post, "AP Explains: Zika and its link to microcephaly," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dengue.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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dengue
noun
den·gue
| \ ˈdeŋ-gē
, -ˌgā
\
, -ˌgā
\
Medical Definition of dengue
: 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