A deadly viral fever has been confirmed in Europe that causes terrifying symptoms, including bleeding from the patient’s eyes. A middle-aged man with a viral fever known as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was admitted to a hospital in the Castile and Leon region of Spain. The media reports that the patient was then transferred to another seat on the plane.
According to the World Health Organization, 10 to 40 percent of those infected with this hemorrhagic viral fever may die. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is caused by a nairovirus found in a type of flea. These fleas, which live on quadrupeds such as goats, cows and sheep, are likely to bite and spread the virus to farmers, slaughterhouse workers and veterinary doctors who come into close contact with animals. The virus can also be transmitted to them from the blood of infected animals. The naerovirus is transmitted from person to person through blood and other fluids.
Symptoms
Initial symptoms of this disease include fever, muscle aches, dizziness, neck pain, back pain, headache, eye pain, difficulty seeing light, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, sore throat, mood swings, and confusion. After two to four days, symptoms such as insomnia, depression, and extreme fatigue may also appear. This fever can also cause bleeding from blood vessels. There is a possibility of bleeding from the eyes, nose and skin. As the disease progresses, organs like kidney and liver will also be affected.
Symptoms of infection following a flea bite appear within one to three days. It can be up to nine days. If the virus is transmitted through the blood of an infected animal, it may take five to six days for symptoms to appear. Sometimes it can be up to 13 days. The average mortality rate of this fever is 30 percent. Most deaths occur during the second week of infection. Exact data on the duration of remission are not available. It is believed that recovery is possible only very slowly.
This deadly virus was first discovered in Crimea in 1944. Hence the name Crimean hemorrhagic fever. Congo was added to the name of the fever in 1969 following an outbreak of it in the Congo. According to the US Centers for Disease Control, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is found in Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean region, northwestern China, Central Asia, southern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
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