dengue

[deng-gey, -gee]

noun

Pathology.

1. an infectious, eruptive fever of warm climates, usually epidemic, characterized especially by severe pains in the joints and muscles.

dengue

/ ˈdændɪ, ˈdɛŋɡɪ /

noun

1. Also called: breakbone fever. an acute viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, characterized by headache, fever, pains in the joints, and skin rash

dengue

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dengue¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; from Latin American Spanish: literally, “prudery, affectation,” by folk etymology from Swahili -dinga, kadinga “seizure, cramp” or from another Bantu language

Word History and Origins

Origin of dengue¹

C19: from Spanish, probably of African origin; compare Swahili kidinga

Example Sentences

They banged away for an age, but they got there, big number eight Tuaina Taii Tualima, who caught dengue fever in the spring, dived over at the side of a ruck.

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That has sparked public health concerns in an area that has recently seen spikes in locally acquired cases of dengue fever, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease.

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County Public Health director Barbara Ferrer discusses concerns over federal grants, what programs could be affected, and what that might mean for bird flu and dengue.

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Although most people with dengue have no symptoms, it can cause severe body aches and fever and, in rare cases, death.

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He is the oldest of 10 and is a dengue fever survivor.

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