A man infected with Crimea-Congo died in Salamanca
Thursday, May 2, 2024 3:23 p.m.
you need to be registered to access this feature.
A man who was bitten by a tick last Thursday and contracted the disease Crimea-Congo He died a week later in Salamanca Hospital.
The man was out for a walk in the city when he fell and ended up in the emergency room. There, some symptoms were identified, such as the presence of hemorrhages characteristic of this disease, but it was also established that the patient was taking anticoagulants.
After sending some analytical samples to the laboratories of the Carlos III Institute of Health, tests confirmed the presence of the Crimean-Congo virus.
On weekends and subsequent days His health condition was stable within the severity range.but during the last few hours his condition deteriorated considerably until he died of multifactorial causes but obviously associated with the bite of this tick.
The public health services of the Government of Castile and León continue to monitor close contacts of this patient, as the disease also can be transmitted between people both through contact with blood and fluids during the most critical phase of the infection.