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Doença endêmica da Bolívia, causada por uma infecção pelo vírus Machupo. Os primeiros sinais/sintomas da doença incluem febre, hipertensão leve, dor de cabeça, sangramento gengival e fadiga. Os sinais avançados incluem hemorragia da de mucosas, epistaxe, melena e danos neurológicos, como tremores, convulsões, perda de controle muscular e coma. O início dos sintomas da doença ocorre geralmente dentro de sete dias após a infecção. A letalidade varia de 18% a 22%. A transmissão ocorre por inalação, consumo ou contato direto com excreções e fluidos corporais de roedores infectados. O diagnóstico ocorre pela identificação do vírus Machupo em amostras de sangue ou secreções mucosas. | |||
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A disease endemic to Bolivia that is caused by an infection with Machupo virus. Early disease symptoms/signs include fever, mild hypertension, headache, bleeding gums, and fatigue. Advanced signs include mucous membrane haemorrhage, epistaxis, melaena, and neurological damage such as tremors, seizures, loss of muscle control, and coma. Onset of disease symptoms occurs usually within seven days of infection. The lethality ranges from 18% to 22%. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs by identification of Machupo virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples. | |||
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A disease endemic to Bolivia that is caused by an infection with Machupo virus. Early disease symptoms/signs include fever, mild hypertension, headache, bleeding gums, and fatigue. Advanced signs include mucous membrane haemorrhage, epistaxis, melaena, and neurological damage such as tremors, seizures, loss of muscle control, and coma. Onset of disease symptoms occurs usually within seven days of infection. The lethality ranges from 18% to 22%. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs by identification of Machupo virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples.
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A disease endemic to Bolivia that is caused by an infection with Machupo virus. Early disease symptoms/signs include fever, mild hypertension, headache, bleeding gums, and fatigue. Advanced signs include mucous membrane haemorrhage, epistaxis, melaena, and neurological damage such as tremors, seizures, loss of muscle control, and coma. Onset of disease symptoms occurs usually within seven days of infection. The lethality ranges from 18% to 22%. Transmission occurs by inhalation, consumption, or direct contact with excretions and bodily fluids from infected rodents. Diagnosis occurs by identification of Machupo virus from blood or mucosal secretions samples. |
