1. an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints; [syn: dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever, breakbone fever]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dengue fever
n 1: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by
mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and
joints [syn: dengue, dengue fever, dandy fever,
breakbone fever]