Case of deadly Ebola-like virus detected in England, health officials reveal

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Case of deadly Ebola-like virus detected in England

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 Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever.

"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.”and the virus has never been detected here through a tick. Prior to the case revealed in Cambridge, there have been just two cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever detected in the UK.Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever is carried by ticks and picked up from cattle, sheep and goats.Human-to-human transmission is possible, and happens when a person comes into contat with the blood and bodily fluids of people infected with CCHF.But, the incubation period is five to six days, and can be up to 13, if you come into contact with infected blood or body tissues.

 

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Everything seems to be detected in England.

Stop talking about stupid things. This is not a war in Ukraine. The West must understand that the WW III is already underway and accept it`s a fact.

Uy me asuste,,, por suerte leí “very low” y ademas entendí y después me di cuenta que es el Sun 👀

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