Chapare virus

Question 1

what?

Answer 1

• caused by the same arenavirus family that is responsible for illnesses such as the Ebola virus disease (EVD)
• named Chapare after the province (in Bolivia)

Question 2

Symptoms?

Answer 2

hemorrhagic fever much like Ebola along with abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes. Viral hemorrhagic fevers are a severe and life-threatening kind of illness that can affect multiple organs and damage the walls of blood vessels

Question 3

Spread

Answer 3

• carried by RATS and can be transmitted through direct contact with the infected rodent, its urine and droppings, or through contact with an infected person
• spreads only through direct contact with bodily fluids.