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dengue fever

UK/ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə//ˈdɛŋɡiː ˈfiːvɚ/

dengue fever noun: 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.

Noun

dengue fever (uncountable)

  1. 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:
    breakbone fever

dengue fever meaning in Tamil, Indonesian and Thai

dengue fever in Tamil

டெங்கு காய்ச்சல், முடக்குங்காய்ச்சல்

dengue fever in Indonesian

disease
demam berdarah Dengue, DBD, dengue

dengue fever in Thai

disease
ไข้เลือดออก kâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔk

Synonyms of dengue fever

Origin of dengue fever

Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".

Questions about dengue fever

What does dengue fever mean?
Dengue fever means 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.
What is dengue fever in Tamil?
Dengue fever in Tamil is டெங்கு காய்ச்சல், முடக்குங்காய்ச்சல். See Dengue fever meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dengue fever?
Dengue fever is a noun.
How do you pronounce dengue fever?
Dengue fever is pronounced /ˈdɛŋɡeɪ ˈfiːvə/ (UK).

Words near dengue fever in the dictionary

  1. dengoid
  2. Dengoids
  3. Dengonomics
  4. Dengsed
  5. dengue
  6. dengue fever
  7. dengue shock syndrome
  8. dengues
  9. Dengzhou
  10. Denham
  11. Denham Court

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