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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. infectious diseases
  3. viral diseases of animals and humans
  4. Flaviviridae infections
  5. Flavivirus infections
  6. dengue
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. infectious diseases
  3. viral diseases of animals and humans
  4. Flaviviridae infections
  5. Flavivirus infections
  6. dengue

Preferred term

dengue

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information An acute infectious human disease, caused by the dengue virus, that occurs in epidemics in tropical and subtropical regions and is transmitted by a mosquito of the genus Aedes (usually A. aegypti, but also A. albopictus.)

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • dengue disease
  • dengue fever
  • dengue infection

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4483

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