Viral hemorrhagic fever causes
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
- The Arenaviridae include the viruses responsible for Lassa fever and Argentine, Bolivian, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fevers.
- The Bunyaviridae include the members of the Hantavirus genus that cause hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) virus from the Nairovirus genus, and the Rift Valley fever (RVF) virus from the Phlebovirus genus.
- The Filoviridae include Ebola and Marburg viruses.
- Finally, the Flaviviridae include dengue, yellow fever, and two viruses in the tick-borne encephalitis group that cause VHF: Omsk hemorrhagic fever virus and Kyasanur Forest disease virus.