Haverhill fever is an acute infectious disease that is caused by a specific virus and is characterized by fever and various symptoms, such as headache, general weakness, nausea, vomiting and muscle pain. The disease was first described in 1953 by American physician William J. Rogers and named after Haverhill County in Vermont, where it was first reported.
The source of infection is a patient with Haverhill fever, who releases the virus into the environment through coughing, sneezing and other respiratory secretions. The most common method of transmission of the disease is through airborne droplets, when a sick person transmits the virus through close contact with a healthy person. In addition, transmission of the virus can occur through surfaces and objects on which the virus remains alive for a long time.
Symptoms of Haverhill fever include high fever, chills, pain in the