hemorrhagic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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According to his death certificate, Busch died from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
There is no vaccine or specific treatment for the strain responsible for the current spread of the highly contagious hemorrhagic fever.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Old World hantaviruses, which are endemic to Africa, Asia and Europe, can cause hemorrhagic fever with kidney disease.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
In Europe and Asia, a related illness called hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, or HFRS, attacks the kidneys.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Simian hemorrhagic fever is highly contagious in monkeys.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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