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VHF

VHF

9.9
A serious illness caused by certain viruses that makes people have fever and heavy bleeding
  • noun
  • /viː eɪtʃ ɛf/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fiebre hemorrágica viral
  • Healthcare workers take special precautions to prevent the spread of VHF.

Examples

  • Certain rodents can transmit viruses responsible for VHF to humans.

  • Many outbreaks of VHF have occurred in tropical regions with inadequate healthcare.

  • The patient was diagnosed with VHF yesterday.

  • Is VHF common in tropical regions?

  • Patients suffering from VHFs often experience symptoms such as fever and bleeding.

  • The outbreaks of VHFs in certain regions highlight the need for preventive measures.

  • Healthcare providers must be alert to the signs of VHFs when treating patients with fevers and bleeding.

Synonyms

hemorrhagic fever
vsVHF
  • Specialized
5 8.2

A serious illness from some viruses that causes high fever and bleeding inside the body

is the abbreviation used for that same disease term
viral hemorrhagic fever
vsVHF
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A serious illness caused by a virus that causes fever, makes you bleed, and damages blood vessels

is the abbreviation used instead of the full disease name

Surface Forms

VHF singular
VHFs plural

Morphology

VHF = V + H + F

This is an initialism formed from the initial letters of a multiword phrase ('viral hemorrhagic fever'); the letters do not carry the meaning without the expansion, so it is opaque to learners.

Etymology

VHF stands for Viral Hemorrhagic Fever, where viral means 'caused by a virus', hemorrhagic means 'with bleeding', and fever means 'a high body temperature'. So VHF describes a group of serious illnesses that cause fever and bleeding.