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28-11-2020 | 12:52 PM

Chapare Virus: Human to Human Transmission                 

• The researchers from the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention have discovered that the Chapare Virus is capable of human to human transmission.
• Bolivia is reportedly battling an outbreak of the virus. Like the Ebola virus, the Chapare virus is capable of causing haemorrhagic fever.

Key Points:

• The Chapare hemorrhagic fever (CHHF) is caused by the same Arenavirus family that is responsible for diseases such as Ebola virus disease (EVD).
• According to the CDC website, arenaviruses such as the Chapare virus are usually borne by rats and can be spread by direct contact with the infected rodent, its urine and droplets, or by contact with the infected human.

Symptoms:
fever,
abdominal pain,
bleeding gums,
vomiting,
skin rashes, and
pain behind the eyes.