Pathogenesis of viral hemorrhagic fever
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Mike Bray
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Article
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2005
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Single-stranded RNA viruses from four different families cause a syndrome of fever and malaise, 'capillary leak' with loss of plasma volume, and coagulation defects which can lead to bleeding. Although direct cytopathic effects can contribute to disease severity, most features of illness are caused