hemorrhagic fever

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hemorrhagic fever - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hemorrhagic fever
      n 1: a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually
           restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and
           gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary
           hemorrhage [syn: hemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever,
           viral hemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever,
           VHF]