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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have raised concerns about a rare Bolivian virus in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic. Scientists say there is a risk that the virus will be transmitted from one person to another. Infection with this virus can cause hemorrhagic fever like Ebola.
In 2004, a small outbreak of the virus was reported in the Chapa area, east of La Paz. The name of the virus is pressed according to the name of the zone. The area is 360 miles from La Paz. Outbreaks appear to be exacerbated during Ebola. However, it reappeared in 2019. Five people were infected with the virus in the Bolivian capital, La Paz, according to a live scientific report, citing a study. Three people died. Among the victims were 3 health workers. Two of them have lost their lives due to the virus.
Caitlin Cosaboom, an infectious disease specialist at the CDC, told The Guardian that the virus could be transmitted through “bodily fluids.” Furthermore, the virus is believed to be transmitted to humans through rats. It can then be spread from person to person.
According to a Live Science report, if you get infected with this virus, there will be abdominal pain, vomiting, eye pain, skin irritation, itching, sores. With hemorrhagic fever. The virus is transmitted to other people through body fluids such as blood, urine, semen, and saliva.
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