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Machupo virus
(redirected from Bolivian hemorrhagic fever)

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Noun1.Machupo virus - the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic feverMachupo virus - the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
arenavirus - animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
Arenaviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
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natalensis is the only host of Lassa virus, natural nidality may occur in a similar fashion as that described for Bolivian hemorrhagic fever caused by Machupo virus.
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Laboratory results include thrombocytopenia (except Lassa), leukopenia (except Lassa, hantaviral, and severe Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever), and proteinuria and/or hematuria (found in Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and hantaviral infections).
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This observation is in accord with previous descriptions from Bolivia in relation to the Bolivian hemorrhagic fever outbreaks; C.
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