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Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of humans and livestock that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever , muscle pains , and headaches which often last for up to a week.
It is commonly known as cocci, [4] Valley fever, [4] as well as California fever, [5] desert rheumatism, [5] or San Joaquin Valley fever. [5] Coccidioidomycosis is endemic in certain parts of the United States in Arizona , California , Nevada , New Mexico , Texas , Utah , and northern Mexico.
DIC is thought to cause bleeding in Rift Valley, Marburg, and Ebola fevers. For filoviral hemorrhagic fevers, there are four general mechanisms of pathogenesis. The first mechanism is dissemination of virus due to suppressed responses by macrophages and dendritic cell (antigen presenting cells).
The first cases of Rift Valley fever recorded outside of sub-Saharan Africa were in an outbreak that began in Egypt in 1977. Livestock trade along the Nile irrigation system was blamed for its introduction. [7] The fever may have been introduced via sheep that were imported from Sudan [8] or imported from Zimbabwe. [9]
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Phenuiviridae is a family of negative-strand RNA viruses in the order Bunyavirales. [1] Ruminants, camels, humans, and mosquitoes serve as natural hosts.Until 2011, member genus Phlebovirus was the only genus of the family with viruses causing disease in humans (e.g. Rift Valley fever virus) [2] [scientific citation needed] except Dabie bandavirus.
“Preliminary Valley fever case reports have been particularly high in 2023 and 2024, which is possibly linked to heavy winter rains in 2022-2023 following years of drought,” the health ...
Here are the symptoms of valley fever and how to avoid getting infected. Valley fever cases are on the rise in San Joaquin County. How to tell if it’s that or COVID