Chagres virus

HIV and Ebola virus. These two viruses are among the most feared and fastest-spreading diseases in the world. Both viruses are highly lethal and can be transmitted through contact with infected blood or other body fluids, or through the air through close contact with an infected person.

In this article, we will look at the Chagres virus, a genus of arboviral filoviruses of the Bunyavirus family.

Chagres virus. The name comes from the Latin name of the chagres flower (Eupatorium perrieri), the flower of which serves as one of the natural reservoirs of the virus. Chagres virus is a virus of the Bunyaviridae family. The genus includes the Chikungunya virus, which causes an outbreak of fever in East Africa, Indonesia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

The virus is self-infected. First of all, they are affected by the nervous system. Also a complication is the hematogenous spread of the virus through the bloodstream. It enters the kidneys and spleen. In addition to the fact that red blood cells and platelets are affected, fibrous and sclerotic changes in the arteries begin to occur due to the action of the virus,