dengue fever

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.]

Main Entry: den·gue
Pronunciation: 'de[ng]-gE, -"gA
Function: noun
: an acute infectious disease that is caused by any of several flaviviruses (genusFlavivirus) transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes and that is characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash called also breakbone fever, dandy fever,dengue fever

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

dengue   (děng'gē, -gā)  Pronunciation Key  An acute, infectious tropical disease caused by any of several viruses of the genus Flavivirus. It is transmitted by mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.