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dengue

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A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also breakbone fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is of short duration, and rarely fatal.

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Reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as swine flu, dengue fever, Ebola virus and tuberculosis are particularly concerning. Phil Gingrey

An infection with dengue is second only to malaria as a diagnosed cause of fever among travelers returning from the developing world. Source: Internet

Anti-dengue day A poster notifying people that there are 10 or more cases of dengue in the neighbourhood. Source: Internet

A novel vaccine for dengue fever has been approved in three countries, but it is not yet commercially available. citation Prevention is by reducing mosquito habitat and limiting exposure to bites. Source: Internet

“As of yesterday, we had a total of 153 dengue cases compared to 280 (cases) over the same period last year,” he said when contacted today over the dengue situation here. Source: Internet

Based on 2016-2019 data, virologist Shahid Jameel estimated that India gets about 100,000 to 200,000 confirmed cases of dengue each year. Source: Internet

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