Breakbone Fever (Noun)
Meaning
An infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient's symptoms of high fever and severe joint pain suggested that she had contracted breakbone fever while traveling in Southeast Asia.
- After a few days of rest and medication, the breakbone fever had run its course and the tourist was able to rejoin her group.
- Residents of the tropical island were advised to take precautions against mosquito bites to prevent the spread of breakbone fever.
- The doctor quickly diagnosed the man's condition as breakbone fever and started him on a course of antiviral medication.
- In tropical regions, breakbone fever was a common illness that could be debilitating but was rarely fatal if treated promptly.