- Korean hemorrhagic fever virus
- Hantaan v.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Korean hemorrhagic fever virus
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Korean hemorrhagic fever — n a hemorrhagic fever that is endemic to Asia and esp. Korea, Manchuria, and Siberia, is caused by the Hantaan virus, and is characterized by acute renal failure in addition to the usual symptoms of the hemorrhagic fevers called also epidemic… … Medical dictionary
korean hemorrhagic fever — noun Usage: usually capitalized K : a hemorrhagic fever that is endemic to Asia, is caused by the hantaan virus, and is characterized by acute renal failure in addition to the usual symptoms of the hemorrhagic fevers … Useful english dictionary
Korean hemorrhagic fever — An acute infection caused by a virus that produces varying degrees of hemorrhage, shock, and sometimes death … Dictionary of microbiology
hemorrhagic fever — n any of a diverse group of virus diseases (as Korean hemorrhagic fever, Lassa fever, and Ebola) that are usu. transmitted to humans by arthropods or rodents and are characterized by a sudden onset, fever, aching, bleeding in the internal organs… … Medical dictionary
viral hemorrhagic fever — ▪ pathology any of a variety of highly fatal viral diseases that are characterized by massive external or internal bleeding or bleeding into the skin. Other symptoms vary by the type of viral hemorrhagic fever but often include fever,… … Universalium
Epidemic hemorrhagic fever — A number of diseases characterized by an abrupt onset of high fever and chills, headache, cold and cough, and pain in the muscles, joints and abdomen with nausea and vomiting followed by bleeding into the kidney and elsewhere. Known also as… … Medical dictionary
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… … Medical dictionary
Hantaan virus — Han·ta·an virus han tə ən , hən , hän n a bunyavirus of the genus Hantavirus (species Hantaan virus) that causes hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and esp. Korean hemorrhagic fever * * * a virus of the genus Hantavirus that causes severe… … Medical dictionary
hantaan virus — ˈhantə.ən, ˈhən , ˈhän noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: from the Hantaan River in South Korea near where rodents carrying the virus were collected 1974 78 : a hantavirus that is the causative agent of Korean hemorrhagic fever and… … Useful english dictionary
