ICD-11 code : 1D61.3;
Preferred Label : Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever;
ICD-11 definition : A disease mainly found in rural areas of central Venezuela that is caused by an infection
with Guanarito virus. Symptoms/signs among patients include fever, malaise, headache,
arthralgia, sore throat, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, convulsions, and a variety
of haemorrhagic manifestations. The majority of patients also develop leukopenia and
thrombocytopenia. The overall lethality may reach 30% even in hospitalised patients
receiving supportive care. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct
contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs
by identification of Guanarito virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples.;
ICD-11 synonym : VeHF; VeHF - [Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever];
Origin ID : 356743940;
UMLS CUI : C0042470;
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A disease mainly found in rural areas of central Venezuela that is caused by an infection
with Guanarito virus. Symptoms/signs among patients include fever, malaise, headache,
arthralgia, sore throat, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, convulsions, and a variety
of haemorrhagic manifestations. The majority of patients also develop leukopenia and
thrombocytopenia. The overall lethality may reach 30% even in hospitalised patients
receiving supportive care. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct
contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs
by identification of Guanarito virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples.
