lassa fever: an acute contagious viral disease of central western Africa; characterized by fever and inflammation and muscular pains and difficulty swallowing; can be used as a bioweapon
hemorrhagic fever: 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
charybdis: (Greek mythology) a ship-devouring whirlpool lying on the other side of a narrow strait from Scylla