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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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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
To our surprise, some of the species that seem capable of carrying Ebola-like viruses live outside of Africa, in countries where human outbreaks of hemorrhagic fevers have never been officially reported.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2015
Full Story Death from Lassa fever reported in Iowa
An Iowa resident who returned to the United States from travel to West Africa died Monday of a rare hemorrhagic fever, health officials said.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 29 Oct. 2024
It is considered far less fatal than Ebola or the Marburg virus, another hemorrhagic fever with a high death rate.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1948, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hemorrhagic fever was
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“Hemorrhagic fever.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hemorrhagic%20fever. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
hemorrhagic fever
noun
: any of a diverse group of virus diseases (as Korean hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, and Ebola) that are usually transmitted to humans by arthropods or rodents and are characterized by a sudden onset, fever, aching, bleeding in the internal organs (as of the gastrointestinal tract), petechiae, and shock
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