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# dengue

noun (dengue; uncountable); also called dengue fever

«dengue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A tropical disease spread by the bite of certain mosquitoes, causing high fever, headache and very painful muscles and joints. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health, geography and science lessons dengue is an example of a disease carried by mosquitoes in hot, wet countries; it teaches why people use nets, repellent and remove standing water where mosquitoes breed. Phrases: «dengue fever», «dengue outbreak», «catch dengue».

### Examples

- Dengue is spread by mosquitoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x1)
- Travellers used repellent to avoid dengue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x2)
- There was an outbreak of dengue after the heavy rains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x3)
- Dengue fever is sometimes called «breakbone fever» because it hurts so much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x4)
- Emptying water from old tyres stops mosquitoes breeding and helps prevent dengue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x5)
- She got dengue on holiday and needed rest and fluids. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Pronounced «DENG-ee». It is not spread from person to person directly, only by mosquitoes. Myth: it is not caught from water itself; mosquitoes lay eggs in still water.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dengue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dengue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dengue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dengue.html) on Mova free.