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Definition of Hemorrhagic fever
1. Noun. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Argentine Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola, Ebola Fever, Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever, Lassa Fever, Crimea-congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Rift Valley Fever, Green Monkey Disease, Marburg Disease, Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever
Generic synonyms: Viral Infection, Virus Infection
Definition of Hemorrhagic fever
1. Noun. (pathology) Canadian and US spelling of '''haemorrhagic fever''' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemorrhagic Fever
Literary usage of Hemorrhagic fever
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Laboratory-acquired infections with Hantaan virus, the etiologic agent of Korean
hemorrhagic fever. J Infect Dis 1982; 146:645-651. 27. ..."
2. Therapeutic Gazette (1901)
"The occurrence of more than one attack of hemorrhagic fever in the same person
should promptly urge him to seek a home beyond the reach of the poison, ..."
3. A Manual of modern surgery, general and operative by John Chalmers Da Costa (1894)
"Apply mustard over the heart and spine. As soon as reaction begins, arrest the
bleeding permanently by the ligature. hemorrhagic fever. ..."
4. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1896)
"hemorrhagic fever attacks those who have previously had some form of malarial fever,
... He had hemorrhagic fever in Georgia and came ver}' near dying. ..."
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