Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as black typhus or Ordog Fever, is a hemorrhagic fever and zoonotic infectious disease originating in Bolivia after infection by Machupo virus. BHF was first identified in 1963 as an ambisense RNA virus of the Arenaviridae family, by a research group led by Karl Johnson. The mortality rate is estimated ...
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a hemorrhagic fever occurring in rural areas of tropical northeastern Bolivia, caused by the Machupo virus, whose natural reservoir is the mouse Calomys callosus; humans become infected by direct contact with mice or their excreta. The clinical manifestations and epidemiology are almost identical to those of Argentine hemorrhag...
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A zoonotic infectious disease of man caused by a virus and transmitted to man via rodents.
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a disease similar to Argentinian hemorrhagic fever but caused by the Machupo virus, a member of the family Arenaviridae.
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