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dandy fever

–noun Pathology.
(in the West Indies) dengue.

Origin:
1820–30; prob. < West Indian Creole, of Afr orig.
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dandy fever  
n.  See dengue.

[Alteration of dengue.]
den·gue   (děng'gē, -gā)   
n.  An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted by mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. Also called breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever.

[American Spanish, alteration (influenced by dengue, affectation) of Swahili -dinga.]
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Main Entry: dan·dy fever
Pronunciation: 'dan-dE-
Function: noun
: DENGUE
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dandy fever dan·dy fever (dān'dē)
n.
See dengue.

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