Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever

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Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral disease. Symptoms of CCHF may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin. Onset of symptoms is less than two weeks following exposure. Complications may include liver failure. Survivors generally recover around two weeks after onset. CCHF is a tick-borne disease. The causative agent of CCHF is the CCHF virus, which belongs to the genus Orthonairovirus. This virus was initially detected in the 1940s, when Soviet troops and local civilians in Crimea experienced a severe hemorrhagic illness. Decades later, during the 1960s, a similar virus was identified in Kisangani, today in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two viruses were found to share antigenic properties, leading to their classification under the unified name Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV). The CCHFV is typically spread by tick bites or close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected...

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