Man in Spain hospitalised with tick-borne viral disease ‘fatal in about 30 per cent of cases’ - The Independent

Most serious symptoms include eye and skin haemorrhages, internal bleeding, and organ failure

A man in Spain who was bitten by a tick has been hospitalised and diagnosed with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a disease that can kill up to 40 per cent of people who contract it. The pat… [+2478 chars]

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