17 symptoms of deadly virus in Spain which kills '40 per cent' of patients

James Rodger

8 May 2024 at 4:55 am·2-min read

17 symptoms and signs of a virus in Spain which kills 40 per cent of patients have been revealed. The UK Foreign Office has issued a warning after deadly virus that kills over a third of patients surges through Europe, including in Spain, where cases have been found.

Travel Health Pro website urged travellers to watch out for Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). According to the Spanish Castile and León Ministry of Health, a patient is in hospital in a serious but stable condition after being diagnosed.

It said: “The patient remains admitted, stable in serious condition, at the Salamanca Hospital, where the protocolized epidemiological and care measures have been adopted. The confirmed case is an elderly man who is admitted to the Salamanca Hospital with a clinical picture compatible with CCHF.

“He has a tick bite and remains stable, although with the clinical severity that this pathology implies, with the isolation measures and protection of health professionals provided for these situations.” According to the World Health Organisation, symptoms of CCHF include a fever and muscle ache as well as dizziness, neck pain, backache, headache, sore eyes, sensitivity to light and nausea.

Vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, a sore throat, sharp mood swings and confusion, sleepiness, depression and lassitude, a fast heart rate and enlarged lymph nodes have also been recorded. Travel Health Pro added: “Seek advice from your GP or NHS 111 if you think you, or anyone in your family has symptoms and may have been exposed to CCHF.

“Remember - tell your healthcare provider that you travelled abroad.” People living in or visiting endemic areas should use personal protective measures to avoid contact with ticks, including avoiding areas where ticks are abundant at times when they are active.

They should also be using tick repellents and checking clothing and skin carefully for ticks.

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