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

Examples of hemorrhagic fever in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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