CRIMEA-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever mean? 

• CRIMEA-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (noun)
  The noun CRIMEA-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER has 1 sense:

1. an infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep

  Familiarity information: CRIMEA-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER used as a noun is very rare.

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• CRIMEA-CONGO HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (noun)

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Meaning:

An infection common in Arab states caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by a tick that thrives on sheep

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Crimea-Congo hemorrhagic fever" is a kind of...):

haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)