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Hemorrhagic Fever
(redirected from viral hemorrhagic fever)

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Hemorrhagic Fever
Any virus that causes both fever and excessive bleeding due to the reduced ability of blood to coagulate. Hemorrhagic fevers are spread from person to person through respiration. As such, there is concern that hemorrhagic fevers have potential in bioweapons.
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