hemorrhagic fever
noun
: any of a diverse group of virus diseases (such as Lassa fever and Ebola) that are usually transmitted by arthropods or rodents and are characterized by a sudden onset, fever, aching, bleeding in the internal organs, petechiae, and shock
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At least a dozen cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been reported in the Bolamba health zone, which is located in the Équateur Province in the DRC.
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ebola is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids or contaminated materials and can cause a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
An Iowa resident who returned to the United States from travel to West Africa died Monday of a rare hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Six cases of infected Floridians met the criteria for severe dengue shock syndrome or dengue hemorrhagic fever.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025
Ebola is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids or contaminated materials and can cause a deadly hemorrhagic fever.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
An Iowa resident who returned to the United States from travel to West Africa died Monday of a rare hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
Six cases of infected Floridians met the criteria for severe dengue shock syndrome or dengue hemorrhagic fever.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Hemorrhagic fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemorrhagic%20fever. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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