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| − | '''Dengue fever''' is an [[infectious disease]] carried by [[mosquito]]es and caused by any of four related dengue ''virus''es. This disease used to be called "break-bone" fever because it sometimes causes severe [[joint]] and [[muscle]] pain that feels like [[bone]]s are breaking. Worldwide, 50 to 100 million cases of dengue infection occur each year. This includes 100 to 200 cases in the United States, mostly in people who have recently traveled abroad. It mostly occurs in [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] areas. <ref>[http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/DengueFever/Understanding/overview.htm Dengue Fever Overview] - [[NIAID]]</ref> | + | '''Dengue fever''' is an [[infectious disease]] carried by [[mosquito]]es and caused by any of four related dengue ''virus''es. This disease used to be called "break-bone" fever because it sometimes causes severe [[joint]] and [[muscle]] pain that feels like [[bone]]s are breaking. Worldwide, 50 to 100 million cases of dengue infection occur each year. This includes 100 to 200 cases in the United States, mostly in people who have recently traveled abroad. It mostly occurs in [[tropical]] and [[subtropical]] areas.<ref>[http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/DengueFever/Understanding/overview.htm Dengue Fever Overview] - [[NIAID]]</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:35, July 13, 2016
Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. This disease used to be called "break-bone" fever because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking. Worldwide, 50 to 100 million cases of dengue infection occur each year. This includes 100 to 200 cases in the United States, mostly in people who have recently traveled abroad. It mostly occurs in tropical and subtropical areas.[1]