Chapare virus Flashcards

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what?

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  • caused by the same arenavirus family that is responsible for illnesses such as the Ebola virus disease (EVD)
  • named Chapare after the province (in Bolivia)
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Symptoms?

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hemorrhagic fever much like Ebola along with abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes. Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a severe and life-threatening kind of illness that can affect multiple organs and damage the walls of blood vessels

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Spread

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  • carried by RATS and can be transmitted through direct contact with the infected rodent, its urine and droppings, or through contact with an infected person
  • spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids.
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