hemorrhagic fever

American  

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.

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hemorrhagic fever Scientific  

/ 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.

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Example Sentences

That includes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, Japanese encephalitis, and Nipah, a virus carried by fruit bats that can sicken pigs and people, killing between 40% and 75% of human patients.

From Science Magazine • May 23, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted through body contact with sick or dead people or animals.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

The first known outbreak of Ebola, a hemorrhagic fever, took place in Central Africa in 1976.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Simian hemorrhagic fever is highly contagious in monkeys.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston