Definition of hemorrhagic fever
: 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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The first known use of hemorrhagic fever was in 1948
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