| 单词 | dandy-fever |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdandy-fever = dengue n. Also dandy-fever.The popular name given to the fever on its first appearance in the West Indies in 1827. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > fever > [noun] > dengue dandy1828 dengue1828 break-bone fever1862 three-day fever1897 o'nyong-nyong1960 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > dengue dandy1828 dengue1828 break-bone fever1862 three-day fever1897 o'nyong-nyong1960 1828 Stedman in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 30 227 As it was unknown to the faculty, the vulgar, as commonly happens, gave it names of their own; and ridiculous as they may sound, they soon became the only appellations of the new malady. The English negroes in St. Thomas called it the Dandy Fever, while the French vulgar called it the Bouquet, which again was corrupted into the Bucket. 1830 Furlonge Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 33 51 (title) A few remarks on the Dandy which prevailed in the West Indies towards the close of 1827 and beginning of 1828. 1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 573 ‘Dandy fever’, or break-bone (Dengue), has prevailed several times. 1880 C. H. Fagge & P. H. Pye-Smith Text Bk. Med. The negroes called the new disease ‘Dandy-fever’, apparently in ridicule of the attitude and gait of the patient. < as lemmas |
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