dengue fever
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ/, /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvɚ/,
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]- An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by varieties of the species Dengue virus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented.
Synonyms
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[edit]disease
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