Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed their extreme concerns related to the appearance of a new disease, not known before and extremely dangerous in Africa. According to the Associated Press Agency, the translation was recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Perhaps, bat, which is eaten by three children, is the source of infection, with them that the rapid spread of the infection begins.
The disease is characterized by extremely high mortality and rapid development. In just one and a half months, more than 50 people have become victims of the virus. Symptoms starting with sudden vomiting, then serious internal bleeding develops in infected people. Death can occur within 48 hours from the time the first signs appear.
Despite the fact that the clinical picture is like dengue, experts are sure that they are dealing with a completely new pathogen. So far, it has not been completely studied, and there is no effective treatment for the cause of the disease – doctors can only fight symptoms. According to preliminary estimates, the mortality rate of this infection exceeds the indicators of known and dangerous diseases such as Ebola fever, yellow fever and Denna's fever.
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