dengue

Noun

den=gue

WORDNET DICTIONARY

dengue(n = noun.state) breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue fever - an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints; Array

is a kind of infectious disease

dengue, n. an infectious viral disease of the tropics causing a fever and acute pains in the joints.

Etymology

W. Ind. Sp., f. Swahili denga, dinga, with assim. to Sp. dengue fastidiousness, with ref. to the stiffness of the patient's neck and shoulders

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