dengue fever

English - Turkish

Definition of dengue fever in English Turkish dictionary

dang humması

English - English

Definition of dengue fever in English English dictionary

An acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease endemic to the tropics, caused by any of four species of the virus genus Flavivirus, and primarily transmitted to humans from mosquitoes, though human-to-human transmission is also well documented

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints

breakbone fever

Hyphenation

den·gue fe·ver

Turkish pronunciation

deng fivır

Synonyms

breakbone fever

Pronunciation

/ˈdeng ˈfēvər/ /ˈdɛnɡ ˈfiːvɜr/

Etymology

() Via Spanish, a corruption of Swahili ki denga pepo, meaning "cramp-like seizure caused by an evil spirit".