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DENGUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
Synonyms:
breakbone fever; dandy fever; dengue; dengue fever
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dengue" is a kind of...):
infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)
Context examples:
ddhCTP may be able to inhibit all flaviviruses, a class of viruses that includes Zika as well as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis C.
(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Dengue viruses are found in non-human primates and humans and cause dengue fever in humans.
(Dengue Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
The serotype labeled 2 of the viral species Dengue virus, which is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus, and causes dengue fever.
(Dengue Virus 2, NCI Thesaurus)
When accompanied by circulatory failure and shock (grades III and IV), it is called dengue shock syndrome.
(Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits Zika, dengue and chikungunya as well as yellow fever, lays eggs on damp surfaces and small bodies of stagnant water.
(Thyme oil and corn starch prove deadly for mosquito larvae, SciDev.Net)
Considered a neglected tropical disease by the World Health Organization (WHO), dengue is spread by the females of the Aedes genus; this includes the species albopictus mosquito, or Asian tiger mosquito.
(Mosquitos rendered infertile by biological engineering, SciDev.Net)
It is almost impossible to eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the vector for dengue, zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever, said the chair of Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Dr. Nísia Trindade.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is a more virulent form of dengue virus infection and a separate clinical entity.
(Dengue Fever, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Dengue is an infection caused by a virus.
(Dengue, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
By infecting mosquitoes with a common bacterium, scientists have in trials reduced the ability of the insect to transmit dengue, chikungunya and other viral diseases by up to 79 per cent.
(Bacteria-infected mosquitoes slash dengue cases, SciDev.Net)
