Crimean – Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and its role in Bioterrorism

Crimean- Congo hemorrhagic Fever is an arbavival disease which is transmitted by a virus of the genus nairovirus and of the family Bunyaviridea from infected domestic animal to man by tick bite or from man to man. The mortality rate of the disease can be 30% in infected persons. The signs of this syndrome are fever, myalgia, hemorrhagia, hypotension, shock and death.

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Because of this virus can be fix so easily (by glycerin) and it can be changed to aerosol and spread everywhere; it can be horrible as a bioterrorism equipment. Therefore all people, especially soldiers should know the disease its, clinical sign and the control method for protection against this disease.