Although different VHFs have overlapping symptoms, the hallmark of any VHF is fever. All of these travelers' symptoms could suggest VHF, but only the bat-cave adventure traveler has an exposure ...

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) caused by the CCHF virus, a member of the family Bunyaviridae, genus Nairovirus, is a tick-borne acute viral hemorrhagic fever with a high case–fatality rate.

This story is Part II of a series on tick-borne disease. Here we discuss the severity and spread of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, the only hemorrhagic fever transmitted by ticks. Crimean-Congo ...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, or CCHF, is a severe tick-borne disease. The CCHF virus is transmitted to humans by tick bites or contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately ...

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) such as Marburg virus disease have been in the news recently, with more than 60 cases of Marburg confirmed in Rwanda. Although there are currently no cases of Marburg in ...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a deadly disease, which is fatal in about 30 percent of cases. It's caused by a virus that spreads primarily through tick bites, and it may one day spread to ...

Warmer and shorter Winters have meant that ticks carrying viruses causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been moving Northwards into more temperate regions. Here CCHF viral particles ...

Earlier this spring, Saudi Arabia was put on high alert as the media reported an outbreak of Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever. Goats and Soda jumped to cover the story. Hemorrhagic fevers, which include ...

“Nose-bleed fever” is as gruesome as it sounds. More technically called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, the tick-borne virus has been detected in some 120 people in Iraq since January — including 18 ...

Dr. AbdulRasheed A. Alabi (Medicine): A 68-year-old woman was admitted to this hospital during the winter because of a rash, hyponatremia, and anterior uveitis. One month before admission, the patient ...