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Article: Dengue Fever
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Dengue Fever
What Is Dengue Fever?
Who Gets Dengue Fever and How?
What Are the Symptoms of Dengue Fever?
How Is Dengue Fever Diagnosed and Treated?
What Are the Complications of Dengue Fever?
How Is Dengue Fever Prevented?
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Dengue (DENG-gay) fever is a serious illness commonly occurring in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. It is caused by a virus that passes from person to person through the bite of mosquitoes, and causes high fever and pain in the muscles, joints, and bones.
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Aedes
mosquito
Arbovirus
Flavivirus
Hemorrhagic fever
What Is Dengue Fever?
Dengue fever is characterized by ...