Concern is rising in Italy about a new possible epidemic. Everything about the symptoms to know and when to contact a hospital.
The last few years have been strongly characterized by the presence of the coronavirus. The world, including Italy, has had to deal with a virus that has caused various problems, also leading to the death of many people. Now the concern started to rise after the first case recorded in the country.
Inevitably, Covid-19 has opened a new chapter in human history, characterized by greater attention to possible viruses coming from foreign countries. One falls into this precise scenario disease caused by a particular virus spread to South Americawhich would arrive in Italy.
Italy remained the protagonist of the first European case of Oropouche fever, in a patient who had been in the tropical Caribbean region in recent months. What has emerged is generating great concern and for this reason it is appropriate to know the symptoms in order to act as soon as possible.
Oropouche fever, first case reported in Veneto: symptoms of the disease
The first case of Oropouche fever in Europe was diagnosed in Veneto. The case was reported byIrccs Sacred Heart Don Calabria of Negrarin the province of Verona.
The team from the Venetian structure immediately isolated the virus in the Department’s high level biosafety level BSL3 laboratory, so as to proceed, as highlighted by the official note, with the development of specific diagnostic tests. Furthermore, experts will also study the ability to convey the virus by potential vectors also present in the country.
The Oropouche virus is a arbovirus, which is a virus that is transmitted to humans or other animals through the bite of insects such as flies, mosquitoes or ticks. In this specific case, the vector is midges (Culicoides paraensis) present in South and Central America and also in the Caribbean.
The symptoms of the disease, explains the World Health Organization (WHO), emerge approximately after a period between 4 and 8 days, with a maximum of 12 days, from the infectious bite. The symptoms appear suddenly, with feverjoint stiffness, heachachechills, pain, sometimes nausea And persistent vomitingand can last 5 to 7 days.
After about a week people recover their health without any particular complications. However, convalescence can last weeks and only rarely does the disease generate serious complications. For this reason, if there are the symptoms described, you should immediately contact a hospital, especially if you have recently visited South America.
