Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF) | |
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Other names | Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus (AHFV)[1] |
Specialty | Infectious disease (medical specialty) |
Symptoms | Mild symptoms: Fever, chills, headache, vomiting Severe symptoms: Epistaxis, purpura, leukopenia |
Complications | Thrombocytopenia, meningoencephalitis[2] |
Causes | Alkhurma virus |
Diagnostic method | Molecular detection of PCR, virus isolation, serologic testing |
Prevention | Tick repellents, limit contact with animals |
Treatment | Supportive therapy, monitoring of blood pressure and oxygen status |
Alkhurma virus (ALKV) (Arabic: فيروس الخرمة) is a zoonotic virus of the Flaviviridae virus family (class IV). ALKV causes Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever (AHF), or alternatively termed as Alkhurma hemorrhagic fever virus, and is mainly based in Saudi Arabia.[3][4]