2023-06-23 10:56:00
Japan reported today that a woman was bitten by a tick, infected with the “Oz virus” and died of myocarditis, becoming the world’s first case of being infected with the virus and dying. (file photo)
[Instant News/Comprehensive Report]Being bitten by a tick while climbing a mountain is one of the nightmares of many people, but today (23) Japanese media reported that a woman in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan was bitten by a tick and was infected with the “Oz virus”. He died of myocarditis concurrently, becoming the first case in the world to be infected with this virus and die.
According to comprehensive Japanese media reports, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Ibaraki Prefecture said today that a 70-year-old woman suffering from pneumonia in Ibaraki Prefecture went to a medical institution and found a tick carrying the Oz virus on her body, which made her feel sick. As a result, his pneumonia symptoms worsened, and he even developed myocarditis, and finally passed away 26 days following being hospitalized.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan pointed out that Oz virus was found in Ehime Prefecture, Japan in 2018, and a “Takasago tiger tick” widely distributed in the west of Kanto was its carrier. Earlier investigations pointed out that Japanese macaques and wild boars have antibodies to the virus in their bodies, and some people have been found to have antibodies in antibody tests, but so far there have been no related cases of illness or death in the world.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases also stated that there is currently no effective treatment for the Oz virus, but infection does not necessarily mean death; as for how to deal with tick bites? Weng Zihua, an emergency physician in my country, said that the chance of removing the infection within 24 hours is low. If you have a “hard tick remover”, you can remove it yourself, and then go to the emergency department for tetanus vaccine and antibiotics to avoid “Lyme disease”; if you can’t If you remove it yourself, go to the emergency room and ask a doctor to help you remove it.
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