Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - The Relevance Of The Disease, Epidemiology, Clinic, Laboratory Diagnosis, Treatment And Prevention

Abstract

This disease is very dangerous, if not diagnosed and treated in a timely manner, it ends in death. In Uzbekistan, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, which is characterized by a severe course and high mortality, is an extremely urgent problem. The causative agent of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is an RNA-containing arbovirus, belonging to the Bunyaviridae family, Nairovirus genus. The virus has been isolated from ticks, scaly bats, rodents and other vertebrates in Africa, Asia, Europe, as well as in the CIS countries.