One more patient diagnosed with Congo virus in Quetta
Khajura Bibi�s blood samples were sent to laboratory for tests and found positive for the disease.
QUETTA (Dunya News) – A 15-year-old girl Khajura Bibi, resident of Loralai, was brought to Fatima Jinnah General and Chest Hospital Quetta on suspicion of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever, commonly referred to as Congo fever, on Tuesday, Dunya News reported.
Khajura Bibi’s blood samples were sent to laboratory for tests and found positive for the disease. According to hospital sources, the patient is in stable condition.
This year, at least 52 patients were brought to various hospitals of Quetta on suspicion of Congo fever out of which 24 were found positive while six of them died due the deadly disease.
Congo fever is a tick-borne viral disease which is mainly transferred to humans from pets. The symptoms of the viral disease may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin. Complications may also include liver failure.
