Dengue fever is a virus-based disease spread by mosquitoes.
See also:
O'nyong-nyong fever; Dengue-like disease; Breakbone fever
Dengue fever is caused by one of four different but related viruses. It is spread by the bite of mosquitoes, most commonly the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which is found in tropic and subtropic regions. This includes parts of:
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