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an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints- Unlike malaria, dengue is often found in urban areas.
- The prisoners had dengue fever, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne illness that was ravaging the tropics.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- Louie picked out a familiar word: dengue.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- "You ever hear of dengue fever?" he asked as he went down the stairs.Octavia Butler -- Kindred
- Since its revolution Cuba had achieved real control over diseases still burgeoning ninety miles away in Haiti, such as dengue fever, typhoid, tuberculosis, AIDS.Tracy Kidder -- Mountains Beyond Mountains
- The weakness that his dengue fever had left was finally gone.Octavia Butler -- Kindred
dengue fever = a disease of the tropics characterized by a rash, headache, and muscle/joint pain
dengue = a potentially fatal disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by a rash, headache, and muscle/joint pain
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