TYPES
The following are the types of Bunyavirus infections:
- Phenuiviridae. Only viruses belonging to the genus known as phleboviruses within this family are known to infect people. The most serious phlebovirus disease, rift valley fever, can be contracted by an infected mosquito, fly, or from coming into touch with an infected animal’s blood or organs.
- Hantaviridae. Hantaviruses are mostly spread by mice and rats, similar to arenaviruses. Hantaviruses from the Old World produce viral hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is brought on by New World hantaviruses, those prevalent in South, Central, and North America (HPS).
- Nairoviridae. Although some are rodent-borne, most nairoviruses are spread via ticks. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, which causes the disease, is the most prominent naiovirus (CCHF).
- Arenaviridae. Rodents, primarily mice and rats, disseminate arenaviruses, which cause a variety of viral hemorrhagic fevers and a disorder known as lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM).
SYMPTOMS
Symptoms for Bunyavirus infections vary, depending on the type of virus that you have. Generally, they include:
- Weakness
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Diarrhea
- Aching of the muscles, joints, and bones
- Vomiting
- Fever
- Dizziness
Severe indications of this condition may include:
- Respiratory failure
- Liver failure
- Internal bleeding
- Coma
- Bleeding from the mouth, eyes, or ears
- Malfunctioning of the nervous system
- Kidney failure
- Delirium
- Death
Meanwhile, the following are more specific symptoms that may accompany the type of Bunyavirus infections that you have:
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome:
- Abdominal pain
- Chills
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
- Fever
- Headache
- Loss of appetite
- Malaise
- Muscle aches
- Nausea
- Vomiting