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Dengue - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dengue : (noun)
1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by
mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and
joints [syn: dengue fever, dandy fever, breakbone
fever]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dengue : \Den"gue\ (d[e^][ng]"g[asl]), n. [See Note, below.]
(Med.)
A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever,
cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs,
resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also breakbone
fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is
of short duration, and rarely fatal.
Note: This disease, when it first appeared in the British
West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from
the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the
limbs and body. The Spaniards of the neighboring
islands mistook the term for their word dengue,
denoting prudery, which might also well express
stiffness, and hence the term dengue became, as last,
the name of the disease. --Tully.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Dengue : Dengue: An acute mosquito-borne viral illness of sudden onset that usually follows a benign course with headache, rash . The presence (the "dengue triad") of fever, rash, and headache (and
other pains) is particularly characteristic of dengue. Dengue is endemic throughout the tropics and subtropics. It goes by other names including breakbone or dandy fever. Victims of dengue often have
contortions due to the intense joint and muscle pain. Hence, the name "breakbone fever." Slaves in the West Indies who contracted dengue were said to have "dandy fever" because of their postures and
gait.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Dengue |
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vanmiaumiando: cheiro de terra molhada misturada a pesticida contra Dengue... horrível isso... e tome chuva, muitaaaaaaaa |
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isabelguenther: Fiquei com pena do mosquito da Dengue da propaganda da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde. Pobrezinho! |
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Yank_beats: Merda coroa com Dengue malzona... phoda viu, mosquito maldito... |
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