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dengueor breakbone fever or dandy feverInfectious, disabling mosquito-borne fever. Other symptoms include extreme joint pain and stiffness, intense pain behind the eyes, a return of fever after brief pause, and a characteristic rash. Dengue is caused by a virus carried by mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, usually A. aegypti, which also carries yellow fever. There are four strains of virus; infection with one type does not confer immunity to the remaining three. Treatment focuses on relieving symptoms. Patients should be isolated during the first three days, when mosquitoes can pick up the disease from them. Prevention relies on mosquito control. dengue, dandy an acute viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes, characterized by headache, fever, pains in the joints, and skin rash dengue [′deŋ·gē] (medicine) An acute viral disease of humans characterized by fever, rash, prostration, and lymphadenopathy; transmitted by the mosquitoAedes aegypti. Also known as breakbone fever; dandy fever. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| To the Editors: We thank Su and Chee (1) for their interest in our article, "Retinal Hemorrhages in 4 Patients with Dengue Fever" (2). Texas has been hit with the first-ever outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the continental United States. Silver Lake jam band Dengue Fever was already a supernova on the Los Angeles indie music scene when its members decided to shoot a documentary chronicling their experience playing in Cambodia for the first time. |
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