dengue

«dengue» in Mova's school dictionary: A tropical disease spread by the bite of certain… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (dengue; uncountable); also called dengue fever

meaning for a pupil

A tropical disease spread by the bite of certain mosquitoes, causing high fever, headache and very painful muscles and joints. tree →

sense 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 →
• Travellers used repellent to avoid dengue. tree →
• There was an outbreak of dengue after the heavy rains. tree →
• Dengue fever is sometimes called «breakbone fever» because it hurts so much. tree →
• Emptying water from old tyres stops mosquitoes breeding and helps prevent dengue. tree →
• She got dengue on holiday and needed rest and fluids. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Mosquitoes can spread diseases such as West Nile virus and dengue in some places, so spray, long sleeves and nets matter.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dengue» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.