ICD-11 code : 1D61.1;
Preferred Label : Bolivian haemorrhagic fever;
ICD-11 definition : A disease endemic to Bolivia that is caused by an infection with Machupo virus. Early
disease symptoms/signs include fever, mild hypertension, headache, bleeding gums,
and fatigue. Advanced signs include mucous membrane haemorrhage, epistaxis, melena,
and neurological damage such as tremors, seizures, loss of muscle control, and coma.
Onset of disease symptoms occur usually within seven days of infection. The lethality
ranges from 18% to 22%. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct
contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs
by identification of Machupo virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples.;
ICD-11 synonym : BHF - [Bolivian haemorrhagic fever];
ICD-11 acronym : BHF;
Origin ID : 1780467429;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- ICD-10 Mapping
A disease endemic to Bolivia that is caused by an infection with Machupo virus. Early
disease symptoms/signs include fever, mild hypertension, headache, bleeding gums,
and fatigue. Advanced signs include mucous membrane haemorrhage, epistaxis, melena,
and neurological damage such as tremors, seizures, loss of muscle control, and coma.
Onset of disease symptoms occur usually within seven days of infection. The lethality
ranges from 18% to 22%. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct
contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs
by identification of Machupo virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples.
