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breakbone fever

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break·bone fever  (brkbn)
n.
See dengue.

breakbone fever [ˈbreɪkˌbəʊn]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) another name for dengue
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Noun1.breakbone fever - an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints
infectious disease - a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact


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It also is a vector for dengue or breakbone fever, a non-fatal disorder endemic to the tropics and subtropics.
 
 
 
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