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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


===Types===
===VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread===
'''Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread'''
*[[Ebola virus disease]]
*[[Ebola]]
*[[Marburg virus disease]]
*[[Marburg]]
*[[Lassa fever]]
*[[Lassa fever]]
*[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]
*[[Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]]


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
{{Template:Fever in Traveler DDX}}
{{Fever in Traveler DDX}}
 
{{Bioterrorism agents}}


==See Also==
==See Also==
[[Travel Medicine]]
[[Travel Medicine]]
==References==
<references/>


[[Category:ID]]
[[Category:ID]]
[[Category:TropMed]]
[[Category:Tropical Medicine]]

Latest revision as of 16:59, 22 March 2016

Background

  • Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) refer to a group of illnesses characterized by fever and hemorrhage
  • Caused by four distinct families of RNA viruses[1]
    • Filoviridae
    • Flaviviridae
    • Bunyaviridae
    • Arenaviridae

VFHs Communicable by Person-to-Person Spread

Differential Diagnosis

Fever in traveler

Bioterrorism Agents[2]

Category A

Category B

  • Ricin
  • Brucellosis
  • Epsilon toxin
  • Psittacosis
  • Q Fever
  • Staph enterotoxin B
  • Typhus
  • Glanders
  • Melioidosis
  • Food safety threats
  • Water safety threats
  • Viral encephalitis

Category C

See Also

Travel Medicine

References

  1. 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.
  2. https://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/biodefenserelated/biodefense/pages/cata.aspx Accessed 02/26/16