haemorrhagic fever
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1. a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | ebola, ebola fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever, |
| definition | : | a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | lassa fever, |
| definition | : | an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | crimea-congo hemorrhagic fever, |
| definition | : | an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | rift valley fever, |
| definition | : | an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals (noun.state) |
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