Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rift_valley_fever

1 sense of rift valley fever

Sense 1
Rift Valley fever -- (an infection common in Africa caused by a bunyavirus; transmitted by mosquitoes or by handling infected animals)
       => hemorrhagic fever, haemorrhagic fever, viral hemorrhagic fever, viral haemorrhagic fever, VHF -- (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)