: 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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About 1 in 20 people can get severe dengue, which can lead to death.
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Sandra Lilley, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Severe dengue is less common, but the symptoms can include shock and internal bleeding.
—Rafy Rivera, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And those with dengue are advised to watch out for warning signs of severe dengue.
2 Billion Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Will Be Released in Fla. and Calif.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
There are four serotypes of dengue, numbered 1 through 4.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 July 2023
However, about one in 20 will develop severe dengue, which can lead to shock (damage to the body's organs), internal bleeding and even death, although deaths are rare, the CDC said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Oxitec genetically engineered the Aedes aegypti mosquito which causes Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever cases.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Sandra Lilley, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Severe dengue is less common, but the symptoms can include shock and internal bleeding.
—Rafy Rivera, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
And those with dengue are advised to watch out for warning signs of severe dengue.
2 Billion Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Will Be Released in Fla. and Calif.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
There are four serotypes of dengue, numbered 1 through 4.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 11 July 2023
However, about one in 20 will develop severe dengue, which can lead to shock (damage to the body's organs), internal bleeding and even death, although deaths are rare, the CDC said.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
Oxitec genetically engineered the Aedes aegypti mosquito which causes Zika, dengue, chikungunya, and yellow fever.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever cases.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency as the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
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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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