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.

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; if renal involvement, disease is probably HEMORRHAGIC FEVER WITH RENAL SYNDROME

DUI

D006482 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0010174

Previous indexing

specific hemorrhagic fever (1977)

History note

78; was EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER 1963-76; several specifics became headings & x-refs as of 1977

Online note

use HEMORRHAGIC FEVERS, VIRAL to search EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER 1966-76; search specifics 1977

Public note

78; was EPIDEMIC HEMORRHAGIC FEVER 1963-76; several specifics became headings & x-refs as of 1977