congo fever one small report

Thiruvananthapuram, Friday 21
January 2011: After the term of
Chikungunya and Dengue fever,
here comes the next creating
panic, the ‘Congo fever’. A new
disease posing threat to the
health sector, with the death of
their persons including Malayalee
nurse at Ahmadabad.
The state Health department
asked the centre to have a
detailed examinations and probe
on the fever. Asha, from
Pathanamthitta who was
working at Shalby hospital in
Ahmadabad died on the other
day. The result of blood samples
proved that they were affected
with Congo fever.
Crimean Congo Hemorrhage
Fever (CCHF) is the full name of
Congo fever. The virus which
belong RNA viruses were shot
from the African countries. The
ticks, insects found in the body
of domestic animals wild animals
pose the fever.
The larvae of the same are found
in rabbit and chicken. When the
ticks get matured they would
shift to large animals. As per
statistics four of 10 patients,
would die. The virus sis growing
largely in cattle and goats.
If the ticks bite man, he would
show symptoms of fever within
three days. The symptoms are
acute fever, stomach pain and
vomiting which would continue
for one week. In 75% patients
the symptoms might affect the
brain.