Warmer and wetter conditions have pushed dengue rates in Argentina on a record-breaking pace, threatening the well-being of ...

Holidaymakers heading to continental Europe are being warned to keep an eye on any symptoms of illness they have when they are there in case they have caught an illness known as 'bone break fever'.

At the time, the disease was called "break-bone fever." Where did this name come from? As you might guess, patients with the disease experienced a high fever accompanied by such severe bone and ...

The disease is commonly known as "break-bone fever" because it causes severe pain in muscles and bones. Getty Images In the worst cases, people develop "dengue haemorrhagic fever", which kills ...

Dengue is commonly known as "break-bone fever" because it causes severe pain in muscles and bones and explosive outbreaks can overwhelm hospitals. The trial used mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia ...

The potentially deadly virus, also known as break-bone fever and bone-crusher disease, is found in tropical and subtropical climates worldwide and is transmitted to humans through the bite of a ...

The warning comes as dengue – often called ‘breakbone fever’ – laps the globe in an unprecedented outbreak, driven by warming temperatures, urbanisation and international travel.