: 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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Parents desperately tried to seek help as their children became infected with dysentery, dengue fever and malaria.
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Where is Chikungunya Transmitted? Chikungunya is primarily contracted in tropical and subtropical regions where the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes—also known for spreading dengue and Zika viruses—are commonly found.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Mosquitoes are a constant threat, especially for families sleeping outside without mosquito nets or shelter from heavy rains, raising fears of dengue fever and malaria outbreaks.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, the Center for Disease Control issued an alert for an outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil, Fiji, Mexico, and other countries.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Where is Chikungunya Transmitted? Chikungunya is primarily contracted in tropical and subtropical regions where the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes—also known for spreading dengue and Zika viruses—are commonly found.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Mosquitoes are a constant threat, especially for families sleeping outside without mosquito nets or shelter from heavy rains, raising fears of dengue fever and malaria outbreaks.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
For example, the Center for Disease Control issued an alert for an outbreak of dengue fever in Brazil, Fiji, Mexico, and other countries.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2025
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“Dengue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dengue. Accessed 25 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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