MONDO_0005502 (dengue disease) can be described as follows. Dengue fever (DF), caused by dengue virus, is an arboviral disease characterized by an initial non-specific febrile illness that can sometimes progress to more severe forms manifesting capillary leakage and hemorrhage (dengue hemorrhagic fever, or DHF) and shock (dengue shock syndrome, or DSS). Also known as: DF, Dengue, Dengue fever, Dengue virus caused disease or disorder, Dengue virus disease or disorder, Dengue virus infection, Dengue virus infectious disease, break bone fever.