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Korean hemorrhagic fever (KHF) is an acute, rodent-bom, viral illness (Hantaanvirus) which is
characterized by widespread abnormalities of blood vessels, chiefly arterioles and capillaries. The
vascular abnormaliteis lead to impairment of function in a number of organs with resulting bleeding
tendency and renal failure.
KHF was recognized for the first time in Korea in 1951. In recnt years the disease has invaded the
southern parts... |
