dengue

dengue Definition

☆ den·gue (deŋ′gā, -gē)

noun

an infectious tropical disease transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by severe pains in the joints and back, fever, and rash

Etymology: WIndSp < Swahili dinga, cramplike attack, confused with Sp dengue, fastidiousness

dengue Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

deadly: Infection with the dengue virus is not normally life-threatening, but in a minority of cases the potentially deadly dengue haemorrhagic fever ensues.

Modifies a noun

fever: Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years.
virus: A 5 ' RNA element promotes dengue virus RNA synthesis on a circular genome.
infection: In parallel, they will follow 24,000 genes in each patient's DNA as they respond to dengue infection.
syndrome: Dengue shock syndrome ( DSS ) results from leakage of plasma into the extravascular compartment.
shock: Dengue shock syndrome ( DSS ) results from leakage of plasma into the extravascular compartment.
outbreak: The last dengue outbreak to affect this city was in 2001.

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