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Definition of Dandy fever
1. Noun. An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints.
Medical Definition of Dandy fever
1. Tropical disease caused by a flavivirus (one of the arboviruses), transmitted by mosquitoes. A more serious complication is dengue shock syndrome, a haemorrhagic fever probably caused by an immune complex hypersensitivity after re exposure. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
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