Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)

CCHF Virus

The virus that causes Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF). Fever, headache, muscle aches, diarrhea, vomiting, and bleeding into the skin are some of the signs of CCHF. Onset of symptoms is less than two weeks following exposure. Among the complications is liver failure.Recovery normally happens two weeks after onset in those who survive.

Symptoms: Fever, Muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding into skin

Complications:Liver Failure.

Duration:Two weeks.

Treatment: Supportive Care, Ribavirin.

Risk of death:25%

The CCHF virus is primarily transmitted through tick bites or close contact with infected people's or animals' blood, secretions, 

organs, or other bodily fluids.Farmers and slaughterhouse workers are at increased risk of infection. The virus can also transmit between humans through bodily fluids.Antibodies, the virus's RNA, or viral proteins (antigens) can be used to provide a diagnosis. It is a form of viral hemorrhagic fever.

There are currently no FDA or WHO-approved treatments for CCHF. Avoiding tick bites, utilizing safe techniques in meat processing factories, and following universal healthcare precautions are all part of prevention.There is no commercially available vaccination.Typically, treatment consists of supportive care.Ribavirin, a medicine, may also be beneficial.

Cases of CCHF have been reported throughout Africa, Russia, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Asia.Small outbreaks are common in locations where the virus is prevalent. Iran, Russia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan documented more than 50 occurrences in 2013.The fatality rate is normally between 10 to 40%, while in exceptional outbreaks, fatalities as high as 80% have been documented.The virus was discovered in Crimea in the 1940s and was later recognized as the same agent as Congo Hemorrhagic Fever.