Definition

Noun: * Dengue fever: An acute infectious tropical disease caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, primarily Aedes aegypti. It is characterized by symptoms including a sudden high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain (often described as "breakbone fever"), nausea, vomiting, and a skin rash.

Usage Notes

• "Dandy fever" is an older, now less common term for dengue fever. It is considered a synonym and is used in the same medical and epidemiological contexts to describe the specific viral illness.
• The term is typically used in formal medical descriptions, historical texts, or discussions about tropical diseases.

Examples

• The traveler was diagnosed with dandy fever after returning from the Caribbean.
• Public health efforts focus on controlling mosquitoes to prevent outbreaks of dandy fever.
• Symptoms of dandy fever can range from mild to severe.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be found in historical medical literature describing the disease's symptoms and spread.

Variants and Related Words

• Dengue fever (n): The modern and more widely used term for the same disease.
• Breakbone fever (n): An informal, descriptive name for the disease, referring to the severe muscle and joint pain it causes.
• Dengue hemorrhagic fever (n): A severe, potentially lethal complication of dengue fever.

Synonyms

• Dengue
• Breakbone fever

Related Phrases

• Dengue virus: The specific virus that causes the disease.
• Aedes mosquito: The genus of mosquito responsible for transmitting the virus.

Noun

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