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Hemorrhagic Fevers, Viral

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Definition: A group of viral diseases of diverse etiology but having many similar clinical characteristics; increased capillary permeability, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia are common to all. Hemorrhagic fevers are characterized by sudden onset, fever, headache, generalized myalgia, backache, conjunctivitis, and severe prostration, followed by various hemorrhagic symptoms. Hemorrhagic fever with kidney involvement is HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME.  GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; if renal involvement, dis is probably HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME   
Examples Dengue; Hemorrhagic Fever, American; Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean; Hemorrhagic Fever, Ebola; Hemorrhagic Fever, Omsk; Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome; Kyasanur Forest Disease; Lassa Fever; Marburg Virus Disease; Rift Valley Fever 		Other names Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Viral Hemorrhagic Fever; Hemorrhagic Fever, Viral; Fevers, Viral Hemorrhagic; Fever, Viral Hemorrhagic

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