Monkey Virus is a serious issue for the district of Chikmagalur. This has created the fear among the people living in the area as things have been very uncertain there. The weather condition is also adding a lot to the situation of Chikmagalur. A 25-year-old young man from Mattikhand village in the Khandya Hobli of Chikkamagaluru has been diagnosed with monkey fever. He suffered from intense fever, and after the blood test, the presence of the disease was confirmed.
He has been shifted to Manipal Hospital for further treatments, but this has sparked concern among the people. Warnings and cautions have been made in order to stop the spreading, but Mattikhand Village seems to be in the dangerous situation. The district's health department is on high alert in an effort to stop the illness before it becomes severe.
Previously, Monkey virus has been detected in Karnataka from Shivamogga, Udupi, Chikmagalur, and other adjoining regions present in Karnataka. So far, 132 cases have been reported, and this is a serious issue.
What is Monkey Fever?
Monkey fever is also known as Kyasanur forest disease, and in short form it stands for KFD. So the main concern arises Is this virus deadly enough for humans? And how much can this affect the human species? Well, the answers to these questions are already confirmed by the doctors. This is a deadly virus, and it can lead to the death of humans. There are still no signs of proper treatment or anything that can lead to the cure of humans having or suffering from this disease. Monkey fever is caused by the virus named Kyansanur Forest disease, and it is from the flavivirus family.
How does a human get this infection transferred to them? And what are the symptoms?
The virus is a tick-borne disease that targets monkeys. When the ticks bite the monkeys, they get infected. Now how does this affect the humans? The ticks living on the bodies of the monkeys bite humans. In this way, humans can get affected, and coming in contact with the dead monkeys or the infected one also leads to the transmission of this fever to the human beings.
The symptoms of this deadly fever include vomiting, feeling nauseous, frontal headache, high fever, myalgia, diarrhoea, and cough. The other triggering symptoms are neck stiffness, coma, giddiness, coarse tremors, convulsions, nose bleeding, haemoptysis, or haematemesis, which basically leads to death.
So far, the KFD vaccines have been provided, and it has also been stated to stay away from monkeys, and usage of DMP oil has been encouraged.
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