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| o'nyong-nyong fe·ver [ ō nyòng nyong fvər ] |
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mosquito-borne infection: an arbovirus illness transmitted by mosquitoes that is similar to dengue. It occurs mainly in Africa and is characterized by fever, headache, an irritating rash, and severe pain in the joints.
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| [Mid-20th century. O'nyong-nyong< its name in a Nilotic language of Uganda and Sudan, literally "very painful and weak"] |
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