The Dangerous Crimean-Congo Virus Has Detected in Pakistan

VIVA – Health authority in Pakistan is on high alert two died because of the complications caused by the Congo virus. A high alert has been issued in Pakistan over the sudden spread of the dangerous Congo virus. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a widespread disease caused by a tick-borne virus known as Nairovirus. 

This virus belongs to the Bunyaviridae family of viruses and can spread faster from one body to the other. 

According to the latest report, Pakistan health authorities are alarmed after two people died of health complications caused by the virus in the country's Sindh and Balochistan provinces. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Congo fever as a viral disease that is caused by a tick-borne virus (nairovirus). The virus can spread rapidly and make people suffer from severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks, with a case fatality rate of 10-40 percent. 

Some of the symptoms associated with this virus infection include fever, muscle ache, dizziness, neck pain, neck stiffness, backache, headache, sore eyes, and photophobia (sensitivity to light). 

According to WHO, the disease is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East, and parts of Asia.

In a report, the global health body has stated that the virus is transmitted to humans either through tick bites or through contact with the blood or tissues of infected animals during and immediately after slaughter.