Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses: Arenavirus, Filoviridae, Bunyaviridae and Flavivirus. Some of these cause relatively mild illnesses, whilst others can cause severe, life-threatening disease. Examples include Lassa fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, Bolivian haemorrhagic fever, Korean hemorrhagic fever, and Dengue hemorrhagic fever. A common alternate meaning of virus is computer virus. ... Hemorrhage (alternate spelling is Haemorrhage) is the medical term meaning bleeding. ... Fever is also the name of an album by Kylie Minogue. ... Genera Marburgvirus Ebolavirus Filoviruses are viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae, which is in the order Mononegavirales. ... Genera Hantavirus Nairovirus Orthobunyavirus Phlebovirus Tospovirus Bunyaviridae is a family of viruses. ... Species see text Flavivirus (also Japanese Encephalitis Antigenic Complex) is a genus of the family Flaviviridae. ... Lassa fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever first described in 1969 in the Nigerian town of Lassa in the Yedseram River valley. ... The Marburg virus is the causative agent of Marburg hemorrhagic fever. ... Species Ivory Coast ebolavirus Reston ebolavirus Sudan ebolavirus Zaire virus Ebola hæmorrhagic fever (EHF — alternatively Ebola hemorrhagic fever; commonly referred to as simply Ebola) is a recently identified, severe, often fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and some primates caused by the Ebola virus. ... Bolivian Haemorrhagic Fever (Malpucho) is more commonly known as Black Typhus. ... For music group see Dengue Fever (rock band) Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics, with a geographical spread similar to malaria. ...

See also

• Biological agent
• Biopreparat is a leader in the development of bioweapons.
• Bioterrorism
• Fever
• List of fictional diseases
• List of viruses
• Mékambo in Gabon is the site of several outbreaks of ebola hemorrhagic fever.
• Orientale, Congo villages of Durba and Watsa were the epicenter of the 1998–2000 outbreak of Marburg hemorrhagic fever.
• Uige Province in Angola is the site of world's worst haemorrhagic fever epidemic.

A biological agent is an infectious disease that can be used in bioterrorism or biological warfare. ... Before the collapse of the USSR, all biological weapons programs were grouped under the single organization of Biopreparat since 1973. ... Bioterrorism is terrorism using germ warfare, an intentional human release of a naturally_occurring or human_modified toxin or biological agent. ... Fever is also the name of an album by Kylie Minogue. ... This is a list of fictional diseases, named medical conditions that do not exist. ... This is a list of biological viruses, and types of viruses. ... The Gabonese Republic, or Gabon, is a nation of west central Africa. ... Species Ivory Coast ebolavirus Reston ebolavirus Sudan ebolavirus Zaire virus Ebola hæmorrhagic fever (EHF — alternatively Ebola hemorrhagic fever; commonly referred to as simply Ebola) is a recently identified, severe, often fatal infectious disease occurring in humans and some primates caused by the Ebola virus. ... Orientale (formerly Haute-Zaire) is a province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Provinces of Angola ... Angola is a country in southwestern Africa bordering Namibia, Congo-Kinshasa, and Zambia, and with a west coast along the Atlantic Ocean. ... An epidemic is generally a widespread disease that affects many individuals in a population. ...

External links and references

• Health Protection Agency (http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/VHF/menu.htm)