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dengue
(dengīge)
(Sp. dānīga)
a painful viral disease seen in tropical and subtropical climates around the world, caused by a virus carried by Aedes mosquitoes. Symptoms include severe headache, back and joint pain, high fever, rash, facial flushing, and congestion of the
eyeballs. There is often a first phase lasting two or three days, followed by disappearance of symptoms, but then followed
by reappearance of symptoms for another two or three days.
hemorrhagic dengue
a serious sequela to regular dengue, characterized by hemorrhagic conditions such as thrombocytopenia and hemoconcentration. The World Health Organization distinguishes four types according to severity.

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