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| What is hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome? What are the clinical manifestations, complications, routes of transmission, examination and treatment of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome? |
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, also known as epidemic hemorrhagic fever, is a natural epidemic disease caused by the epidemic hemorrhagic fever virus (also known as Hantavirus), which uses murine as the main source of infection. Mainly manifested as fever, hemorrhage, congestion, hypotension shock and kidney damage.
Why is the epidemic hemorrhagic fever renamed hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome?
Epidemic hemorrhagic fever in different countries and regions, due to its different pathogens, epidemiology and clinical characteristics, there have been many names, such as "epidemic hemorrhagic fever" in China and Japan; North Korea called "North Korean hemorrhagic fever" The Soviet Union called it "hemorrhagic nephritis and kidney disease". In fact, all epidemic hemorrhagic fever has varying degrees of kidney damage, so in 1982 the World Health Organization (WHO) unified it as "renal syndrome hemorrhagic fever (HFRS)."
What is the incubation period? How long is the incubation period for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome?
The incubation period is the period from when the pathogen invades the human body to when clinical symptoms begin to appear. The incubation period for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is usually 2 to 3 weeks.
