Interní Med. 2009; 11(5): 215-217

Viral hemorrhagic fevers

doc. MUDr. Ladislav Machala Ph.D
Infekční klinika, FN na Bulovce, Praha

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) are severe viral infections characterized by occurrence of hemorrhagic complications and high mortality.

They occur in mainly in tropical regions and are caused by virus of the families Filoviridae, Arenaviridae, Flaviviridae and Bunyaviridae.

The risk of import of VHF is in our conditions not high, but diagnostics of VHF would be difficult because of lack of experience among

our physicians. Also the possibilities of therapy, prophylaxis and vaccination are still very limited.

Keywords: viral hemorrhagic fever, filovirus, arenavirus, flavivirus, bunyavirus.

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