Dengue
noun
A disease caused by a virus, which is spread by mosquitoes.
After visiting a tropical country, he fell ill and was diagnosed with dengue fever.
Often appears as...
- dengue fever
- dengue virus
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Technical
noun
A disease caused by a virus, which is spread by mosquitoes.
After visiting a tropical country, he fell ill and was diagnosed with dengue fever.
Often appears as...
- dengue fever
- dengue virus
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Mosquito Spread
Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes, so it's associated with areas where they are common.
She always uses mosquito repellent to lower the risk of getting dengue.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Regions
Dengue is more prevalent in tropical places, so it's often discussed in travel and health advisories.
The travel clinic advised me to get a dengue vaccine before my trip to the tropics.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Condition
Dengue refers to a serious illness, and using it shows concern for health issues in affected regions.
The health organization is raising dengue awareness to prevent outbreaks.
Pro Tip 1/3Mosquito Spread
Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes, so it's associated with areas where they are common.
She always uses mosquito repellent to lower the risk of getting dengue.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Regions
Dengue is more prevalent in tropical places, so it's often discussed in travel and health advisories.
The travel clinic advised me to get a dengue vaccine before my trip to the tropics.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Condition
Dengue refers to a serious illness, and using it shows concern for health issues in affected regions.
The health organization is raising dengue awareness to prevent outbreaks.
Pro Tip 1/3Mosquito Spread
Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes, so it's associated with areas where they are common.
She always uses mosquito repellent to lower the risk of getting dengue.
Pro Tip 2/3Tropical Regions
Dengue is more prevalent in tropical places, so it's often discussed in travel and health advisories.
The travel clinic advised me to get a dengue vaccine before my trip to the tropics.
Pro Tip 3/3Health Condition
Dengue refers to a serious illness, and using it shows concern for health issues in affected regions.
The health organization is raising dengue awareness to prevent outbreaks.
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for hundreds of years. They've sped up the development of vaccines against typhoid and cholera, and they've helped us better understand how immunity develops to things like the flu, malaria and dengue. We've even used them for other types of coronavirus before. There's been a lot of debate
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The loathsome, lethal...
But it's not just that mosquitos are annoying, they're also deadly. Mosquitos can transmit everything from malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus to dengue. Over a million people worldwide die every year from mosquito-borne diseases, and that's just people. Horses, dogs, cats,
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Gene editing can now...
So in a year, you could virtually eliminate malaria. In practice, we're still a few years out from being able to do that, but still, a 1,000 children a day die of malaria. In a year, that number could be almost zero. The same goes for dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever.
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Lifesaving scientific...
you could all help us track our enemies. These are enemies because they cause malaria, Zika, chikungunya, dengue. But the challenge is that we actually don't know where our enemies are. The world map for where mosquitoes are is missing. So we started thinking about this.
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How to Design Mosquitoes...
that can transmit the pathogens that cause more serious diseases, things like dengue, chikungunya or Zika. Let's hope it stays that way. So what does a green city look like for a mosquito? So first of all, there are trees that provide shade, protection from wind and sun
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Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
it doesn't affect you. But it's not one virus, it's four, and the same protection that gives you the antibodies and protects you from the same virus that you had before actually makes you much more susceptible to the other three. So the next time you get dengue fever,
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Why are frogs...
and other disease vectors, thus, protecting us against malaria, dengue fever, and other illnesses. Tadpoles keep waterways clean by feeding on algae, reducing the demand on our community's filtration systems and keeping our cost of water low.
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What we know (and don't...
Like yellow fever or dengue, the disease caused by the Ebola virus is a severe type of hemorrhagic fever. It begins by attacking the immune system's cells and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate.
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Mosquito Death Squad PIPE...
also carries dengue fever which kills about 22,000 people every year and now mosquitoes are spreading a disease called chikungunya it's already been reported in 47 states at the Centers for Disease Control they
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A journey around the...
dengue fever for three days in a jungle alone and a week later while drug trafficker even my camp at night with automatic gun so Thailand came like as a relief crew really because it's helped
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How COVID-19 human...
for hundreds of years. They've sped up the development of vaccines against typhoid and cholera, and they've helped us better understand how immunity develops to things like the flu, malaria and dengue. We've even used them for other types of coronavirus before. There's been a lot of debate
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
But it's not just that mosquitos are annoying, they're also deadly. Mosquitos can transmit everything from malaria to yellow fever to West Nile virus to dengue. Over a million people worldwide die every year from mosquito-borne diseases, and that's just people. Horses, dogs, cats,
Video examples
Gene editing can now...
So in a year, you could virtually eliminate malaria. In practice, we're still a few years out from being able to do that, but still, a 1,000 children a day die of malaria. In a year, that number could be almost zero. The same goes for dengue fever, chikungunya, yellow fever.
Video examples
Lifesaving scientific...
you could all help us track our enemies. These are enemies because they cause malaria, Zika, chikungunya, dengue. But the challenge is that we actually don't know where our enemies are. The world map for where mosquitoes are is missing. So we started thinking about this.
Video examples
How to Design Mosquitoes...
that can transmit the pathogens that cause more serious diseases, things like dengue, chikungunya or Zika. Let's hope it stays that way. So what does a green city look like for a mosquito? So first of all, there are trees that provide shade, protection from wind and sun
Video examples
Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
it doesn't affect you. But it's not one virus, it's four, and the same protection that gives you the antibodies and protects you from the same virus that you had before actually makes you much more susceptible to the other three. So the next time you get dengue fever,
Video examples
Why are frogs...
and other disease vectors, thus, protecting us against malaria, dengue fever, and other illnesses. Tadpoles keep waterways clean by feeding on algae, reducing the demand on our community's filtration systems and keeping our cost of water low.
Video examples
What we know (and don't...
Like yellow fever or dengue, the disease caused by the Ebola virus is a severe type of hemorrhagic fever. It begins by attacking the immune system's cells and neutralizing its responses, allowing the virus to proliferate.
Video examples
Mosquito Death Squad PIPE...
also carries dengue fever which kills about 22,000 people every year and now mosquitoes are spreading a disease called chikungunya it's already been reported in 47 states at the Centers for Disease Control they
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A journey around the...
dengue fever for three days in a jungle alone and a week later while drug trafficker even my camp at night with automatic gun so Thailand came like as a relief crew really because it's helped
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Margaret Chan
Chinese Public Servant
Many diseases including malaria, dengue, meningitis - just a few examples - these are what we call climate-sensitive diseases, because such climate dimensions for rainfall, humidity and temperature would influence the epidemics, the outbreaks, either directly influencing the parasites or the mosquitoes that carry them.
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Pratyusha Banerjee
Indian Actress
I quit 'Jhalak' for 'Balika Vadhu.' I suffered from dengue; I was in ICU for three days, and then I quit 'Balika Vadhu.' I needed a change and wanted to experience new things.
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Tamilisai Soundararajan
Indian Public Servant
The Tamil Nadu government should seek the assistance of the Centre in tackling dengue situation. The efforts taken by the state government to control dengue was inadequate.
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Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
From West Nile to swine flu to Ebola to the global outbreak of dengue fever, the capacity to deal with threats like Zika must be designed into our preparedness posture.
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Greg Grandin
American Historian
In 2015, El Salvador suffered nearly 50,000 cases of dengue. Cuba had 1641 cases, no deaths, and one of the lowest incidence rates in the Americas.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and tuberculosis are particularly concerning.
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Margaret Chan
Chinese Public Servant
Many diseases including malaria, dengue, meningitis - just a few examples - these are what we call climate-sensitive diseases, because such climate dimensions for rainfall, humidity and temperature would influence the epidemics, the outbreaks, either directly influencing the parasites or the mosquitoes that carry them.
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Pratyusha Banerjee
Indian Actress
I quit 'Jhalak' for 'Balika Vadhu.' I suffered from dengue; I was in ICU for three days, and then I quit 'Balika Vadhu.' I needed a change and wanted to experience new things.
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Tamilisai Soundararajan
Indian Public Servant
The Tamil Nadu government should seek the assistance of the Centre in tackling dengue situation. The efforts taken by the state government to control dengue was inadequate.
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Scott Gottlieb
American Public Servant
From West Nile to swine flu to Ebola to the global outbreak of dengue fever, the capacity to deal with threats like Zika must be designed into our preparedness posture.
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Greg Grandin
American Historian
In 2015, El Salvador suffered nearly 50,000 cases of dengue. Cuba had 1641 cases, no deaths, and one of the lowest incidence rates in the Americas.
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Phil Gingrey
American Politician
Reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and tuberculosis are particularly concerning.
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