Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
Synonyms: CCHF | Congo fever | Congo hemorrhagic fever | Crimean hemorrhagic fever
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by CCHF virus and characterized by initial fever headache and malaise followed by gastrointestinal symptoms and in severe cases bleeding shock and multi-organ system failure.
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