In severe cases, WHO warns, jaundice, mood swings and sensory perception are encountered. Red eyes, a flushed face, a red throat, and petechiae (red spots) on the palate are also common. Symptoms of CCHFĪmong the virus' symptoms include headaches, high fever, back and joint pain, stomach ache, and vomiting. WHO noted CCHF was among its nine "priority diseases", a system that lays bare the biggest public health risks.ĭuring the hearing, James Wood, head of veterinary medicine at Cambridge University, said CCHF could find its way to the UK "through our ticks, at some point". The likes of Spain were already seeing cases of the disease, Newsweek reported. However, the disease could be expanding out of its usual territories and moving towards the likes of Britain and France due to climate change.
READ MORE: Retired Leyland teacher cured of cancer 46 years ago 'owes life to The Christie and NHS' Typically, the condition is found at small stages in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and in Asia. The disease is caused by Nairovirus, a condition that is spread by ticks and according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and has a fatality rate of between 10 and 40 per cent. Last week, insiders speaking to Parliament's Science, Innovation and Technology Committee revealed it was "highly likely" there could soon be cases in the UK, the Mirror reports. Experts have predicted that a deadly fever which has caused several deaths could soon be found in the UK.Ĭrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), has also caused two reported deaths in Pakistan - with several cases reported in Spain.
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