Woman dies of Congo virus in Rawalpindi

Dunya News

Congo fever is a tick-borne viral disease which is mainly transferred to humans from pets.

RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – A young woman suffering from Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever, commonly referred to as Congo fever, died in Rawalpindi on Friday, Dunya News reported.

According to details, 32-year-old woman, a resident of Adiala Road was brought to emergency ward of a private clinic in critical condition where she died during treatment.

Congo fever is a tick-borne viral disease which is mainly transferred to humans from pets. Its symptoms include fever, flu, bloody urine, vomiting and nose bleeding.