| dengue | | |
| n. (state) | 1. breakbone fever, dandy fever, dengue, dengue fever | an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints. |
| ~ infectious disease | a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact. |
| hemorrhagic fever | | |
| n. (state) | 1. haemorrhagic fever, hemorrhagic fever, vhf, viral haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever | 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. |
| ~ argentine hemorrhagic fever | hemorrhagic fever with neurological signs; caused by the Junin virus. |
| ~ ebola, ebola fever, ebola hemorrhagic fever | a severe and often fatal disease in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) caused by the Ebola virus; characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding; can be spread from person to person; is largely limited to Africa. |
| ~ lassa fever | an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon. |
| ~ crimea-congo hemorrhagic fever | an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep. |
| ~ rift valley fever | an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals. |
| ~ viral infection, virus infection | infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans. |
| ~ green monkey disease, marburg disease, marburg hemorrhagic fever | a viral disease of green monkeys caused by the Marburg virus; when transmitted to humans it causes serious or fatal illness. |
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