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

Why did Peter Krause leave 9-1-1? During season 8, episode 15, Bobby died from a rare, deadly virus called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) after contracting it during a lab fire response. —Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 16 May 2025

In early January, as reports of a Marburg hemorrhagic fever began to surface in Tanzania, the government allegedly brushed them off—unaware that a potential crisis was unfolding. —Jennifer Lotito, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

The viruses can cause diseases like hantavirus pulmonary syndrome and hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025

But the floor on fire (deep below the street level) houses CCHF, or Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, which is described by the World Health Organization as a virus that causes severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks with a case fatality rate up to 40 percent. —Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hemorrhagic fever

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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