HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Flashcards
HEMORRHAGIC FEVER includes what?
Arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers of South America (Junin, Machupo, Guanarito, Sabia hemorrhagic fevers),
Arthropod-borne viral hemorrhagic fevers (e.g., Crimean Congo fever), Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever (OHF), Kyasanur
Forest Disease (KFD), Lassa fever, Luja and Ebola-Marburg viral diseases
what disease are excluded in hemorrhagic fever?
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
Korean Hemorrhagic Fever
Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (report under Hantavirus),
Chikungunya (report under Encephalitis, Arborvitae),
and Yellow Fever
a broad category of viral diseases that present with varying degrees of fever, headache, malaise
(i.e. general discomfort or uneasiness), and often a hemorrhagic crisis. The diseases are usually zoonotic, with
transmission via an arthropod bite or aerosolization of virus from infected rodent excreta
Hemorrhagic Fever