What is 'breakbone fever' most commonly known as?

Typhoid

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Rhinitis

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Yellow fever

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Dengue

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The correct option is B Dengue
Dengue is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a virus generally transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti. It is also known as 'breakbone fever'. It can also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. In 2016, a partially effective vaccine for dengue fever became commercially available in the Philippines and Indonesia.

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Dengue fever is also known as break bone Fever.

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