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Definition: Hemorrhagic Fever |
Hemorrhagic FeverNoun1. A viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Hemorrhagic FeverSynonym: haemorrhagic fever (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Hemorrhagic Fever |
| English words defined with "hemorrhagic fever": ebola virus. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "hemorrhagic fever": African Swine Fever ♦ canine hemorrhagic fever ♦ Hantaan Virus, Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Crimean-Congo, Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome, Hemorrhagic Fever, American, Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean, Hemorrhagic Fever, Omsk ♦ Junin Virus ♦ Nairobi Sheep Disease ♦ Pasteurella multocida. (references) |
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Transfer of virus solution, in this case an acute hemorrhagic fever pathogen, within a containment cabinet in maximum containment laboratory.Credit: CDC. | Colorized Transmission Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus. Hemorrhagic Fever, RNA Virus.Credit: CDC. | ||
Scanning Electron Micrograph of the Ebola Virus. Hemorrhagic Fever, RNA Virus.Credit: CDC. | Machupo Virus is a member of the Arenavirus family, isolated in the Beni province of Bolivia in 1963; Viral hemorrhagic Fever.Credit: CDC. | ||
Marburg virus, first recognized in 1967, causes a sever type of hemorrhagic fever, which affects humans, as well as non-human primates.Credit: CDC. | There may be a row of closely set teeth, or spines on each side of the siphon near the ventral margin, otherwise know as "pectin". Aedes aegypti is a vector for Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), as well as Yellow Fever.Credit: CDC. | ||
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever is a tickborne hemorrhagic fever with documented person-to-person transmission, and a case-fatality rate of approximately 30%. This widespread virus has been found in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and eastern Europe.Credit: CDC. | This image was taken during an outbreak in 1976, when a total of 340 deaths occurred in Zaire and western Sudan. Ebola is one of the four known viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever. It is believed to be zoonotic, and native to the African continent.Credit: CDC. | ||
The Aedes aegypti is a vector for Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), as well as Yellow Fever. This mosquito is 3 - 4mm in length, and is black with white spots on the body and head regions, and has white rings on its legs.Credit: CDC. | The Ebola virus is a member of Filovirus family. It is known to be spread through close contact with an infected host. Mortality rates of an individual with Hemorrhagic fever range from 50-90%.Credit: CDC. | ||
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Health | Ebola, Marburg, Lassa and Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever viruses are examples. (references) | |
This virus causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever in a limited agricultural area of the pampas in Argentina. (references) | ||
Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a rare, severe type of hemorrhagic fever which affects both humans and non-human primates. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expressions using "hemorrhagic fever": canine hemorrhagic fever ♦ Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ♦ Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
hemorrhagic fever | 17 |
ebola hemorrhagic fever | 13 |
viral hemorrhagic fever | 8 |
dengue hemorrhagic fever | 7 |
marburg hemorrhagic fever | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "hemorrhagic fever"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | haemoragisk feber (hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis), hæmoragisk feber (haemorrhagic fever), blødningsfeber. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | hemorrhagic fever, hemorragische koorts (haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | verenvuotokuume (haemorrhagic fever), febris haemorrhagica (haemorrhagic fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | fièvre post-hémorragique, fièvre hémorragique (hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | haemorrhagisches Fieber (hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis), Blutungsfieber. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αιμορραγικός πυρετός (haemorrhagic fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | febbre emorragica epidemica (hemorrhagic nephroso-nephritis), febbre emorragica (haemorrhagic fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emorrhagichay everfay febre pós-hemorrágica. (various references) fiebre hemorrágica (haemorrhagic fever). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | febris haemorrhagica. (various references) |
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"Hemorrhagic Fever" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hemmorhagic fever. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-e-f-g-h-h-i-m-o-r-r-r-v" | |
-5 letters: hemorrhagic, overreacher. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)48 65 6D 6F 72 72 68 61 67 69 63      46 65 76 65 72 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001000 01100101 01101101 01101111 01110010 01110010 01101000 01100001 01100111 01101001 01100011 00100000 01000110 01100101 01110110 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)H e m o r r h a g i c   F e v e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0048 0065 006D 006F 0072 0072 0068 0061 0067 0069 0063      0046 0065 0076 0065 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)427179818484746773756924071887184 |
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