Influenza has been around for centuries, with documents from even Hippocrates’ era (approximately 2,400 years ago) describing various pandemics during ancient times. Controlling mice and rodent populations appears to be the number one source of prevention for this family of diseases. Intense medical care focusing on hydration, oxygen therapy, as well as dialysis (to aid patients undergoing acute renal failure from HFRS) are the main source of care. No specific treatments for the Hantavirus group have been developed.
In cases of HFRS, similar symptoms occur that eventually progress to low blood pressure, shock, internal bleeding, and acute renal failure. In cases where the virus results in HPS, extreme coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, and chest tightness begin to occur after ten days as the lungs begin to fill with fluid. Early symptoms include fatigue, muscle pain, fever, headaches, abdominal problems (including nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting), as well as dizziness, and chills. Incubation time for the Hantavirus is believed to be approximately one to eight weeks, with symptoms occurring at any time during this span. After about ten days, the sores begin to scab over, falling off within a week (often leaving lifelong scars on the skin).
After 24 hours, these sores would then fill up with a thick fluid making the bumps round and solid to the touch. These spots later turned into sores that would break open and spread along the arms, legs, hands, and feet of the victim’s body. After about the fourth day, a rash containing small red spots began to appear on both the mouth and tongue of individuals infected with the virus. Initial symptoms often wouldn’t appear until seven to nineteen days later, and included high fevers, headaches, muscle aches, and vomiting. Smallpox Symptoms and Treatmentīefore the eradication of the Smallpox virus, scientists believe that the disease spread following face-to-face contact with other humans (via coughing or sneezing). During the virus’s final 100 years of existence, the disease is believed to have killed 500 million people, worldwide. During the 18th-Century alone, Europe experience nearly 400,000 deaths per year from the disease. Over the centuries, Smallpox has often occurred in outbreaks, with a fatality rate of approximately 30 percent. The last known case of smallpox occurred in October 1977, with the World Health Organization (WHO) claiming a complete eradication of the disease in 1980 (globally). Smallpox is an ancient virus (caused by the variola virus) believed to have originated in Egypt during the Third-Century BC. These vaccinations are highly effective, with a 100 percent cure rate when administered promptly.
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For individuals exposed to rabies, rapid treatment is needed (within ten days), and includes a fourteen-day series of vaccinations known as HRIG (Human Rabies Immunoglobulin). Following the vaccination developed by Louis Pasteur and Emile Roux, however, fatality rates have declined significantly (assuming proper medical care is sought out immediately). Until 1885, nearly all cases of rabies were fatal to humans. Once the virus progresses to the brain, however, inflammation of the spine and brain, along with paralysis, severe anxiety, sleeplessness, confusion, agitation, paranoia, hallucinations, and terror are common.ĭeath usually occurs within two to ten days after symptoms appear, with the final stages of the virus being delirium, hydrophobia (fear of water) and coma. Once symptoms of Rabies begin (approximately one to three months after infection), common symptoms include fever and headache in its initial stages.
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