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
Old World hantaviruses, which are endemic to Africa, Asia and Europe, can cause hemorrhagic fever with kidney disease.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The patient treated in Johannesburg tested positive for a hantavirus, a family of viruses that can cause hemorrhagic fever, South African spokesperson Foster Mohale said.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
There was Kent Brantly, 27, a family physician who, owing to the grueling hours and oppressive African heat, had lost 30 pounds even before he succumbed to hemorrhagic fevers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
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
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