Posted on 03/25/2022 5:16:12 PM PDT by algore
A woman in the UK has been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever following travel to Central Asia, health officials said.
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCFH) is a viral disease usually transmitted by ticks and livestock animals in countries where the disease is endemic.
The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus can lead to epidemics and has a high case fatality ratio of 40%.
It is currently endemic in all of Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia.
The woman was diagnosed at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is receiving specialist care at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
Dr Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said the virus ‘does not spread easily between people and the overall risk to the public is very low’.
She said the agency was working to contact people who have been in close contact with the woman to assess them and provide advice.
Dr Hopkins added: ‘UKHSA and the NHS have well-established and robust infection control procedures for dealing with cases of imported infectious disease and these will be strictly followed.’
Dr Sir Michael Jacobs, consultant in infectious diseases at the Royal Free London, said: ‘The Royal Free Hospital is a specialist centre for treating patients with viral infections such as CCHF.
‘Our high level isolation unit is run by an expert team of doctors, nurses, therapists and laboratory staff and is designed to ensure we can safely treat patients with these kind of infections.’
Prior to this case, there have been two cases of CCHF imported to the UK, in 2012 and one in 2014. There was no evidence of onward transmission from either of these cases.
The principal carriers of CCHF are Hyalomma ticks, which are not established in the UK and the virus has never been detected here in a tick.
Symptoms of the virus come on suddenly and include fever, muscle ache, dizziness, neck pain and stiffness, backache, headache, sore eyes and sensitivity to light.
People can also suffer nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain and sore throat early on, followed by sharp mood swings and confusion.
Other signs include rash in the mouth and throat, fast heart rate and enlarged lymph nodes.
Oh yeah... Crimea-Congo fever, doncha know.
Grab the women and children. Better lock down.
The labs in east Europe studies this disease
anyone want to bet that there was
a lab which manufactured it AGAIN this time?
anyone want to bet that the NIH or
CDC already have a “vaccine” for this?
OR/AND
that the patent office issued a “dual use” patent
for the killer virus and its “vaccine”.
How convenient..
Well, what a great time to open the borders even more.
Crimea -Congo “Hemorrhagic fever.
Isn’t that racist or something?
Oh no.
Here we go again.
But maybe not. The media and our political idiots are now consumed by Ukraine, and besides, it’s not an election year and folks have covid fatigue.
Some other time.
Trust in God Almighty and they won’t be able to scare you.
Fear not, folks! “Dr.” FauXi has a secret lab in an undisclosed country working on gain of function for the CCFH virus.
Thousands of house pets have been sacrificed to Hyalomma ticks to accomplish, uh, things that are “worth the risk.”
Just stop all human activity for two weeks to flatten the ticks.
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