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Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Nobody: 2:42pm On Aug 10, 2020
A new virus is threatening the Chinese population, months after the COVID-19 outbreak began in Wuhan in late 2019. The Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (SFTS) virus is transmitted via tick bites, and has caused seven deaths in the country thus far.

SFTS is a viral haemorrhagic fever caused by a “phlebovirus”, which is a species that falls under the bunyaviruses. It is transmitted via the Haemaphysalis longicornis, an Asian tick commonly found in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and the Mediterranean region. While the tick is the main vector of the virus, it may also be spread from person to person through blood, wounds or mucous.

These ticks feed on the blood of warm-blooded animals, and infections tend to increase in the summertime.

Symptoms of FSTS include fever, thrombocytopenia, leukocytopenia, gastrointestinal symptoms, and various other symptoms including muscular symptoms, neurological abnormalities, and coagulopathy.

Sheng Jifang, an expert on the novel bunya virus and director of the infectious disease department with the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, told Global Times that older people were more likely to die from the virus, which has a fatality rate of between 1-5%.

There is no vaccine for the virus, but treatment is available. People are also advised to stay away from jungles and bushes, since the ticks are commonly found in wooded areas.

The latest outbreak of SFTS virus was reported in April 2020,according to Global Times. Since then, about 37 people in East China’s Jiangsu Province have been diagnosed with the virus. A further 23 people in East China’s Anhui Province have also been diagnosed with it, and seven people have died from it as of August 6.
However, this is not the first time this virus has appeared. There have been reports of the virus surfacing in 2009, 2013 and 2017 in China, Japan and South Korea, reports First Post. There have also been some mild cases in the US.

Source: https://www.capetownetc.com/news/tick-borne-virus-spreads-in-china/

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by thesicilian: 2:46pm On Aug 10, 2020
They'll keep having all sorts of zoonotic diseases until they stop eating weird animals as meat.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by IfGodbeforus(m): 2:46pm On Aug 10, 2020
The World as we know it , is Turning Upside down!

Pestilences, Diseases, Wickedness, Economy Collaspe, Viruses, Deaths, Helplessness, Hopelessness, Hurricane, Tsunami in different Names

Let's Not DECIEVE ourselves.. We are the Endtimes Generation..

We Just have to Sit up and Surrender to Jesus Christ..


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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Nobody: 2:48pm On Aug 10, 2020
The population and the way of living in this most populated Asia country is eye sour. They create virus that doesn't come with vaccine all in quest of becoming the world center of technology. Their pursuit always result in total failure and sparks world epidemic. It'd high time the world cut ties with these fake industrialism nation.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by dangermouse(m): 3:01pm On Aug 10, 2020
China again!? Whats wrong with these peeps?

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Jeromejnr(m): 6:11pm On Aug 10, 2020
End of days ever since the Rev 12 sign.

Civil war also coming.

Daniel 12 (concerning end of days events)
"Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand."

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Egoat(m): 6:11pm On Aug 10, 2020
37+23 reported cases for over four months, that is not an outbreak.
Bloggers messing with our head. undecided undecided

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by djWALE(m): 6:11pm On Aug 10, 2020
Chinese virus part 2

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by fastseo: 6:11pm On Aug 10, 2020
China really need God this time else they might be wiped out

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by jamex93(m): 6:11pm On Aug 10, 2020
CHINA!

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by VeeVeeMyLuv(m): 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
What?
Which specie of ixodes
Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by KingAzari: 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
China ema pami na.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by yesloaded: 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
China!

China!

China!


How many time I call una?

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by manuel4real(m): 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
grin
Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Banwod1st(m): 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
China is just turnioniown.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by ReeLoaDead(m): 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020
Wetin our Chinese friends come chop this time! grin

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by aleeyus(m): 6:12pm On Aug 10, 2020

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Odetokun3(m): 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
Please. China please

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by olisefom: 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
Not again

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Olalekanbanky1(m): 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
Let's just leave 2020 for China abeg.

Let's go to 2021

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by chukwuibuipob: 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
sad These dwarfs pipu want to end the world by/with VIRUS

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by israelmao(m): 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
China caused a great deal of pain from January till now,they must pay for it.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Ishilove: 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
They should keep their virus to themselves

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by SenatorBright(m): 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
China is mad, the president is crazy, the cabinets are stupid, the scientists there are idiots, the citizens are foolish and finally, the land is cursed.

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by Macsender2: 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
China want to criple world economy

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Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by manuel4real(m): 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
this is serious
Re: Tick Borne Virus Spreads In China. by bigdammyj: 6:13pm On Aug 10, 2020
Noted

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