Definīcija:Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever (VHF) is a severe disease characterized by fever, malaise, sore throat, followed by abdominal pain, diarrhea, and a variety of hemorrhagic manifestations and convulsions. The arenavirus Guanarito is the causal agent and the virus natural reservoir is the rodent Zygodontomys brevicauda (cane mouse). The disease affects agricultural male workers, between 14-54 years of age, mainly from Guanarito municipality of Portuguesa state and adjacent regions of Barinas State. Since the VHF emergency in 1989 up to 1997, 220 cases have been reported with a fatality rate of 33%. Epidemiological information suggests that VHF has a cyclic behavior, with epidemic periods of high incidence every 4-5 years.
VVC izstrādātie medicīnas zinātņu, farmācijas un veterinārmedicīnas termini
