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

Referencing more online rumors, Pauley also noted the CDC had not received reports of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, or Marburg, a rare but severe hemorrhagic fever, in relation to Burning Man.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

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 • Jun. 14, 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

Then they fanned out to test possible patients at health centers and screened people at the busy border posts, stopping anyone with symptoms of the hemorrhagic fever.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2022

The blood in the gut looked like the effects of a monkey virus called simian hemorrhagic fever, or shf.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston