BREAKBONE FEVER Definition & Meaning

breakbone fever

[breyk-bohn]

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noun

Pathology.

dengue.

breakbone fever

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noun

another name for dengue

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of breakbone fever¹

1860–65; break + bone, so called because it makes the bones ache as if breaking at the joints

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Its alias, “breakbone fever,” provides a grim glimpse into what it can feel like.

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It can cause excruciating joint pain; is also known by the grim nickname “breakbone fever.”

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Also known as “breakbone fever,” dengue fever is an illness not to be wished upon a worst enemy.

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It’s commonly known as “breakbone fever” for a reason, McMeniman said.

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More than 5 million people were infected with dengue — also known as “breakbone fever” for the severe joint and muscle pain it causes — around the world in 2019.

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