Viral hemorrhagic fevers: Difference between revisions

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Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses

Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===

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 ==Background==
-# meningococcemia, malaria, leptospirosis, rickettsia- all treatable with abx
+*Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses that are caused by several distinct families of viruses
-# also untreatable viruses- dengue, yellow fvr- but hem forms rarely seen in travelers
-# also consider [[Ebola]] and [[Lassa fever]]- public health hazard
+===Types===
-# h/o visit to rural area or contact with ill people in endemic area
+'''Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===
-# usually 3 wk after exposure
+*[[Ebola]]
+*[[Marburg]]
+*[[Lassa fever]]
+*[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]
 ==Differential Diagnosis==