Viral hemorrhagic fever/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Viral hemorrhagic fever.

Illnesses that are caused by five distinct families of RNA viruses: the Arenaviridae, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae, Togaviridae, and Flaviviridae, characterized by fever and bleeding disorders that can all progress to high fever, shock and death in extreme cases.

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