Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
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title:
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
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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 mammarenavirus. 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 at 5 to 30 percent. Due to its pathogenicity, Machupo virus requires Biosafety Level Four conditions, the highest level. During the period bet
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Medical condition
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivian_hemorrhagic_fever
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2023-09-20T19:13:22Z
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