Viral hemorrhagic fever

Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses: Arenavirus, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae and Flavivirus. Some of these cause relatively mild illnesses, whilst others can cause severe, life-threatening disease. Examples include Lassa fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, Bolivian haemorrhagic fever, Korean hemorrhagic fever, and Dengue hemorrhagic fever.

See also

• Biological agent
• Biopreparat is a leader in the development of bioweapons.
• Bioterrorism
• Fever
• List of fictional diseases
• List of viruses
• Mékambo in Gabon is the site of several outbreaks of ebola hemorrhagic fever.
• Orientale, Congo villages of Durba and Watsa were the epicenter of the 1998–2000 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever.
• Uige Province in Angola is the site of world's worst haemorrhagic fever epidemic.

External links and references

• Health Protection Agency