What is the nose-bleed fever spreading in Iraq?
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What is the nose-bleed fever spreading in Iraq?

India Today  

Iraq is battling yet another life-threatening virus, this time a fever that causes victims to bleed to death. The outbreak of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever, which is spreading from animals to humans, has heightened the frightening situation in Iraq. Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever is a zoonotic disease carried by ticks with a high fatality rate in humans, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, it is the most common type of viral tick-transmitted haemorrhagic fever, and it can be deadly in up to 30% of hospitalised patients. SYMPTOMS: The initial signs and symptoms include: Headache High fever Back pain Joint pain Stomach pain Vomiting Red eyes A flushed face Red throat Petechiae on the palate.

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Deadly Nose-bleed Fever Shocks Iraq as Cases Surge; Slaughterhouses Under Scrutiny
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Deadly Nose-bleed Fever Shocks Iraq as Cases Surge; Slaughterhouses Under Scrutiny

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Spraying a cow with pesticides, health workers target blood-sucking ticks at the heart of Iraq’s worst detected outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death. “The number of cases recorded is unprecedented,” said Haidar Hantouche, a health official in Dhi Qar province. “The CCHF virus is transmitted to people either by tick bites or through contact with …

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