HyperDic: viral_hemorrhagic_fever

English > 1 sense of the expression viral hemorrhagic fever:
NOUNstateviral hemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHFa group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area)
English > viral hemorrhagic fever: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage.
Synonymshemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHF
NarrowerArgentine hemorrhagic feverhemorrhagic fever with neurological signs
Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic feverAn infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus
Ebola hemorrhagic fever, Ebola fever, EbolaA severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus
Lassa feverAn acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa
Marburg disease, Marburg hemorrhagic fever, green monkey diseaseA viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus
Rift Valley feverAn infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus
Broaderviral infection, virus infectioninfection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans

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