haemorrhagic fever

Noun
  1. A group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area);
    Fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage (synset 114200905)
    is a type of: viral infection, virus infection - infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
    subtypes:
    • argentine hemorrhagic fever - hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus
    • ebola, ebola fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever - a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa
    • lassa fever - an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon
    • crimea-congo hemorrhagic fever - an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep
    • rift valley fever - an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals
    • green monkey disease, marburg disease, marburg hemorrhagic fever - a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness
    same as: hemorrhagic fever, vhf, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever

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