Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever

ISBN-13: 9786130142742 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 132 str.

Edward R Miller-Jones

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. In Glasglow 2012, a man was diagnosed with the a rare tropical disease and died some hours after being admitted to the hospital. The man had received isolated treatment since the virus is medically considered as being deadly. Various tests have proved that the 38-year-old man, who returned to Scotland on a flight from Dubai has Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever. The victim has shown some kind of agitation, mood instability and had a throat petechiae. Health professionals have also detected that the latter has a swollen liver and had had much difficulty to breathe. In-depth research have found the victim was infected by ticks. Being a viral disease, the Crimean-Congo Viral Haemorrhagic fever can be very harmful to the human body...