Congo-Crimean Hemorrhagic fever

Fever of Congo-Red-Crimean origin is an acute, naturally focal viral disease, which is characterized by damage to the blood vessels of the skin and mucous membranes, internal organs (including the lungs), enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, massive bleeding, development of hemorrhagic syndrome with the formation of bleeding ulcers at the site of scratching, etc.

Refers to particularly dangerous infectious diseases. The source of infection is a person, a sick rat and other rodents, and less commonly, rodent reservoirs - forest voles. Rats can be sources of infection for several months, guinea pigs and mice - 3–6