infection

Rift Valley fever

Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of humans and livestock that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever, muscle pains, and headaches which often last for up to a week. The severe symptoms may include: loss of sight beginning three weeks after the , of the brain causing severe headaches and confusion, and bleeding together with liver problems which may occur within the first few days. Those who have bleeding have a chance of death as high as 50%.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Fever, muscle pains, headaches

Causes — why it happens

·Phlebovirus spread by an infected animal or mosquito

How it's found

·Finding or the virus in the blood

Prevention

·Vaccinating animals against the disease, decreasing mosquito bites

Treatment

·Supportive care

Complications

·Loss of sight, confusion, bleeding, liver problems

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