Drowning isn't fun; neither is bleeding. Hemorrhagic fevers find a
way to mix the two: as the entire body oozes and bleeds, the lungs can
bleed into themselves, causing some victims to literally drown in their
own blood.
Ick.
Hemorrhagic fevers are the result of
some very scary viruses like Ebola and Hanta, most of which are spread
via animal feces and transmitted either through the air or through
direct contact.
Once in the body, the viruses attack
the cells that line blood vessels, causing internal organs throughout
the body, from the intestines to the kidneys to the brain, to ooze
blood.
There's no band-aid big enough to stop that bleeding.
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