Marburg and Crimea Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Marburg and Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
There are over a dozen viral hemorrhagic fevers, and they are all divided into several different families of viruses. Some have no treatments and carry high death tolls, whereas others are easily treated and death easily avoided. Marburg and Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever are similar deadly viral diseases; however, they also have many differences as well. A hemorrhagic fever is a group of viral infections by insects, arachnids or rodents. (“Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2009) Both of these diseases are hemorrhagic fevers, though the way they are transmitted is very different. Both of the viruses can be spread from human to human through infectious tissues, body fluids and blood. This means that anyone exposed to a person infected with these viruses should be extremely cautious not to touch anything that could have infectious material on it. Each virus also has a specific way it is transmitted to humans. The CCHF virus comes from the Nairovirus in the family Bunyaviridae. It is spread by ticks, more commonly the Hyalomma tick. (“Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) The tick collects the virus by feeding on an infected animal and then spreads it to the next animal or human that it bites. The virus is also transferred to humans by crushing an infected tick with bare skin or drinking unpasteurized milk from an infected animal. MHF, however, has only one source of transmission. This virus is carried by the African Fruit Bat which serves as a host for the virus. This virus is a rare type of hemorrhagic fever that only affects humans and primates. (“Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) MHF comes from the Marburg virus which is in the Filoviridae family. (“Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) Authorities are still unsure how the virus is transferred from the fruit bat to humans, though people who have spent long amounts of time in caves with infected bats have caught the virus. This would lead one to believe that the virus may be
There are over a dozen viral hemorrhagic fevers, and they are all divided into several different families of viruses. Some have no treatments and carry high death tolls, whereas others are easily treated and death easily avoided. Marburg and Crimea-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever are similar deadly viral diseases; however, they also have many differences as well. A hemorrhagic fever is a group of viral infections by insects, arachnids or rodents. (“Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2009) Both of these diseases are hemorrhagic fevers, though the way they are transmitted is very different. Both of the viruses can be spread from human to human through infectious tissues, body fluids and blood. This means that anyone exposed to a person infected with these viruses should be extremely cautious not to touch anything that could have infectious material on it. Each virus also has a specific way it is transmitted to humans. The CCHF virus comes from the Nairovirus in the family Bunyaviridae. It is spread by ticks, more commonly the Hyalomma tick. (“Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) The tick collects the virus by feeding on an infected animal and then spreads it to the next animal or human that it bites. The virus is also transferred to humans by crushing an infected tick with bare skin or drinking unpasteurized milk from an infected animal. MHF, however, has only one source of transmission. This virus is carried by the African Fruit Bat which serves as a host for the virus. This virus is a rare type of hemorrhagic fever that only affects humans and primates. (“Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) MHF comes from the Marburg virus which is in the Filoviridae family. (“Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever”, 2012) Authorities are still unsure how the virus is transferred from the fruit bat to humans, though people who have spent long amounts of time in caves with infected bats have caught the virus. This would lead one to believe that the virus may be
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