Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
viral disease
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Summary
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,122 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Named after: Crimea[3], Congo[4]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[5], rare skin disease[6], skin infection[7], Bunyaviridae infectious disease[8], viral hemorrhagic fever[9], pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases[10], infectious disease[11]
- Commons category: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever[12]
- Symptoms and signs: fever[13], chills[14], headache[15], myalgia[16], arthralgia[17], flatulence[18], nausea[19], vomiting[20], abdominal pain[21], hyperaemia[22], conjunctivitis[23], xerostomia[24], bradycardia[25], hypotension[26]
- Has cause: Orthonairovirus haemorrhagiae[27]
- Medical examination: physical examination[28], complete blood count[29], urinalysis[30], blood test[31], lumbar puncture[32], polymerase chain reaction[33]
- Disease transmission process: tick borne transmission[34], Hyalomma[35], contact transmission[36]
- ICD-9-CM: 065.0[37]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C34682[38]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[39]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ribavirin[40], corticosteroid[41], antibody[42]
- Age of onset: any age[43]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_12287[44], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12287[45], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_99827[46]
- Maximal incubation period in humans: 14 day[47]
- Minimal incubation period in humans: 1 day[48]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[49]
Why It Matters
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]