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Kyasanur forest disease
Occupational Disease Kyasanur forest disease
Kyasanur forest disease Category Infection, Occupational
Kyasanur forest disease Severity
Acute-Severe
Kyasanur forest disease Synonyms
KFD
Information on Kyasanur forest disease Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
This tickborne viral infection may cause marked leukopenia and thrombocytopenia. Symptoms of encephalitis may develop. Hemorrhages are seen in severe cases. The case-fatality rate varies from 1-10%. There is an experimental vaccine that has been used in India. [Chin, p. 56-8]
Kyasanur forest disease Latency
3-8 days
Kyasanur forest disease References
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/factmenu.htm