Noun: viral haemorrhagic 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 haemorrhage
"Ebola is a well-known type of viral haemorrhagic fever";
- hemorrhagic fever [N. Amer], haemorrhagic fever [Brit, Cdn], viral hemorrhagic fever, VHF
Derived forms: viral haemorrhagic fevers
Type of: viral infection, virus infection
Encyclopedia: Viral haemorrhagic fever