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Hemorrhagic Fevers
Also called: VHFs
Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are a group of illnesses caused by four families of viruses. These include the Ebola and Marburg viruses and Lassa fever virus. VHFs have common features: they affect many organs, they damage the blood vessels and they affect the body's ability to regulate itself. Some VHFs cause mild disease, but some, like Ebola or Marburg, cause severe disease and death.
VHFs are found around the world. Specific diseases are usually limited to areas where the animals that carry them live. For example, Lassa fever is limited to rural areas of West Africa where rats and mice carry the virus.
The risk for travelers is low, but you should avoid visiting areas where there are disease outbreaks. Because there are no effective treatments for some of these viral infections, there is concern about their use in bioterrorism.
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Specific Conditions
- Arenaviruses(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever(World Health Organization)
- Ebola Virus and Marburg Virus(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Filoviruses(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Lassa Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever(World Health Organization)
- Also available in Spanish
- Questions and Answers about Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Questions and Answers about Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Questions and Answers about Rift Valley Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers: Health Information for International Travel(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral(National Institutes of Health)
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You may also be interested in these related encyclopedia pages:
MEDICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA
Hemorrhagic Fevers - Multiple Languages
