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    HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhageplay

    Synonyms:

    haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("haemorrhagic fever" is a kind of...):

    viral infection; virus infection (infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haemorrhagic fever"):

    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)

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