What is the primary cause of viral hemorrhagic fever in the United States? What is the typical cause of death for this disease?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Hantaviruses usually cause viral hemorrhagic fevers in the United States. Bleeding (or hemorrhaging) is rarely the cause of death for this disease; it is instead usually organ system failure caused by hantavirus that kills an individual. Vascular systems of organs are disrupted by the pathogen that also decreases oxygen and waste transport as well as temperature control.

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