Dengue Fever Fact

Dengue Fever Facts

Dengue fever is a disease caused by virus that are transmitted to people by mosquitoes. Dengue fever usually causes fever (high, about 104 F-105 F), skin rash (see Figure 1), and pain (headaches and often severe muscle and joint pains). The disease has also been termed "breakbone fever" or "dandy fever" because the unusually severe muscle and joint pains can make people assume distorted body positions or exaggerated walking movements in an effort to reduce their pain.

Figure 1: Picture of rash on legs due to dengue fever