Viral hemorrhagic fevers - Revision history

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	==Background==		==Background==
	*Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses ~~that are caused~~ by ~~several~~ distinct families of viruses		*Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses characterized by fever and hemorrhage
			*Caused by four distinct families of RNA viruses<ref name="Martines">Martines RB, Ng DL, Greer PW, Rollin PE, Zaki SR. Tissue and cellular tropism, pathology and pathogenesis of Ebola and Marburg viruses. J Pathol. 2015 Jan;235(2):153-74. doi: 10.1002/path.4456.</ref>
			**Filoviridae
			**Flaviviridae
			**Bunyaviridae
			**Arenaviridae

	===VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===		===VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===
	*[[Ebola]]		*[[Ebola virus disease]]
	*[[Marburg]]		*[[Marburg virus disease]]
	*[[Lassa fever]]		*[[Lassa fever]]
	*[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]		*[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]
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	==See Also==		==See Also==
	[[Travel Medicine]]		[[Travel Medicine]]

			==References==
			<references/>

	[[Category:ID]]		[[Category:ID]]
	[[Category:TropMed]]		[[Category:TropMed]]

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Types

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

	===~~Types===~~		===VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===
	~~'''~~VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread~~'''~~
	*[[Ebola]]		*[[Ebola]]
	*[[Marburg]]		*[[Marburg]]

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Types

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	===Types===		===Types===
	'''Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread'''		'''VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread'''
	*[[Ebola]]		*[[Ebola]]
	*[[Marburg]]		*[[Marburg]]

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Differential Diagnosis

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	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
	{{~~Template:~~Fever in Traveler DDX}}		{{Fever in Traveler DDX}}

			{{Bioterrorism agents}}

	==See Also==		==See Also==

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Types

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	===Types===		===Types===
	'''Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread~~===~~		'''Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread'''
	*[[Ebola]]		*[[Ebola]]
	*[[Marburg]]		*[[Marburg]]

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	==Background==		==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==		==Differential Diagnosis==

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Background

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	# meningococcemia, malaria, leptospirosis, rickettsia- all treatable with abx		# meningococcemia, malaria, leptospirosis, rickettsia- all treatable with abx
	# also untreatable viruses- dengue, yellow fvr- but hem forms rarely seen in travelers		# also untreatable viruses- dengue, yellow fvr- but hem forms rarely seen in travelers
	# also consider [[Ebola]] and Lassa fever- public health hazard		# also consider [[Ebola]] and [[Lassa fever]]- public health hazard
	# h/o visit to rural area or contact with ill people in endemic area		# h/o visit to rural area or contact with ill people in endemic area
	# usually 3 wk after exposure		# usually 3 wk after exposure