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

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

Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have reported nine confirmed and 20 probable cases of the hemorrhagic fever since early January; 27 of the 29 patients have died.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 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

Ebola, which can sometimes manifest as a hemorrhagic fever, spreads through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated materials.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022

At the request of the U.S. government, Gey took Henrietta’s cells with him to the Far East in 1953 to study hemorrhagic fever, which was killing American troops.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot