Nakamotto@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoUnknown disease infects 200 people in Egyptbnn.networkexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkUnknown disease infects 200 people in Egyptbnn.networkNakamotto@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarethepiguy@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 years agoBroken bones? How is that a symptom?!?
minus-squarenoisefree@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI think it’s probably “bone pain” scrambled in translation, since it’s a dengue fever outbreak.
minus-squareathos77@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI suspect it’s a translation issue. @noisefree linked in another, less sensational article that says this is dengue fever. And the old name for dengue fever was “break-bone fever”, because of the massive amount of bone and joint pain it caused.
Broken bones? How is that a symptom?!?
I think it’s probably “bone pain” scrambled in translation, since it’s a dengue fever outbreak.
I suspect it’s a translation issue. @noisefree linked in another, less sensational article that says this is dengue fever. And the old name for dengue fever was “break-bone fever”, because of the massive amount of bone and joint pain it caused.