hemorrhagic fever

noun

, Pathology.

1. any of several arbovirus infections, as dengue, characterized by fever, chills, and malaise followed by hemorrhages of capillaries, sometimes leading to kidney failure and death.

hemorrhagic fever

/ hĕm′ə-răj′ĭk /

1. Any of a group of viral infections, including dengue , Ebola virus infection and yellow fever , that occur primarily in tropical climates, are usually transmitted to humans by arthropods or rodents, and are characterized by high fever, internal bleeding, hypotension, and eventual shock.

Example Sentences

But in East Asia, it can transmit a deadly hemorrhagic fever.

From New York Times

The outbreaks had caused a total of 49 probable or confirmed cases, including 41 deaths; authorities declared them over this month after recording 42 days without new cases of the hemorrhagic fever reported.

From Science Magazine

The CDC describes Marburg disease as a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever that can affect humans and nonhuman primates.

From Washington Times

A second outbreak has been identified in East Africa, in Tanzania, which recently identified its first-ever case of this viral hemorrhagic fever.

From Washington Post

Marburg, a hemorrhagic fever, is rare: Just a handful of outbreaks have been reported since the virus was identified in 1967.

From New York Times