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dengue fever
(redirected from Dengue haemorrhagic fever)

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Noun1.dengue fever - an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact
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Dengue causes a severe flu-like illness which seldom causes death but it can lead to dengue haemorrhagic fever which is potentially deadly, the WHO said.
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The more severe form of the disease -- dengue haemorrhagic fever -- can additionally cause severe bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure -- which causes the patient to go into shock -- and even death.
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