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What does dengue mean?

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  1. An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
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Diseases like malaria, dengue fever and cholera can spread quickly especially in temperatures over 30 degrees.
Across the island, public hospitals are overcrowded with patients suffering from dengue and other viral fevers.
Dengue fever or dengue hemorrhagic fever is a viral disease carried by mosquitoes.
Health and education facilities are minimal and diseases such as malaria, dengue fever and tuberculosis are common.
Other flaviviruses are yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, and Saint Louis encephalitis.
Infections like dengue and malaria, therefore, proliferate solely where environmental conditions are suitable.

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