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dengue fever

dengue fever

4 4.0
A disease in hot countries spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash and severe head and joint pain
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : dengue
  • According to the Ministry of Health, only 28 percent of hospital beds in the public health system are currently in operating condition, and the number of cases of malaria and dengue fever has skyrocketed, growing by 94 percent and 203 percent, respectively, since 1999.
  • outbreak of dengue fever
  • dengue fever cases
  • hemorrhagic dengue fever

There was a woman in our group who was, she got bitten by a mosquito and got dengue fever.

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Examples

  • In addition to malaria, SNEM has monitored and controlled Chagas disease, dengue fever, onchocerciasis, yellow fever (in Amazonia), and leishmaniasis in Ecuador (13).

    Academic text (2012)

  • According to the Cuban government, she had suffered from dengue fever.

    Blog text (22)

  • Cases of dengue fever have been reported in Texas.

    Academic text (2008)

  • India is currently in the grips of its worst outbreak of dengue fever in years.

  • Consequently, they are more at risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases such as dengue fever, malaria, and yellow fever.

    Academic text (2011)

  • In Burma, he came down with dengue fever and suffered chronic bronchitis.

    Blog text (28)

  • Dengue fever is increasing as Aedes spp. breeding sites swell in periurban areas.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Recent reports have also indicated a return of infectious and parasitic diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis, cholera, dengue fever, and Ebola.

    Academic text (1998)

  • 15,000 Pakistanis got free medical care in India in 2011, as Pakistanis can't cure dengue fever or perform kidney transplants.

    Blog text (3)

  • Each year, millions around the world are diagnosed with dengue fever, which can lead to severe complications if not treated properly.

Synonyms

dengue
vsdengue fever
  • Specialized
7 5.8

A tropical disease carried by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash, and very bad pain in the head and joints

is the full formal medical name rather than the short form
breakbone fever
vsdengue fever
  • Archaic
5.3

A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that causes high fever, rash and very bad joint and muscle pain

is the standard medical name rather than this traditional label
dandy fever
vsdengue fever
  • Archaic
8.6

A tropical disease spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash, and joint pain

is the accepted modern medical term not the historical variant

Surface Forms

dengue fever singular
dengue fevers plural

Morphology

dengue + fever

The phrase combines the specific disease name 'dengue' with the symptom 'fever', so its meaning — a fever caused by dengue infection — follows directly from the constituent words. This disease+symptom compositional pattern is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Dengue fever may come from the Spanish word dengue, which meant 'stiffness' or a 'sudden illness' because people with the disease became very stiff and sore. So, today dengue fever is the name for the sickness spread by mosquitoes that causes fever, rash and strong joint pain.