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==Overview== | |||
==History and Symptoms== | |||
In 80% of cases the disease is inapparent, but in the remaining 20% it takes a complicated course. After an [[incubation period]] of six to twenty-one days, an acute illness with multiorgan involvement develops. [[Non-specific symptom]]s include [[fever]], facial swelling, and muscle fatigue, as well as [[conjunctivitis]] and mucosal bleeding. The other symptoms arising from the affected organs are: | |||
* [[Gastrointestinal tract]] | |||
** [[Nausea]] | |||
** [[Vomiting]] (bloody) | |||
** [[Diarrhea]] (bloody) | |||
** [[Stomach ache]] | |||
** [[Constipation]] | |||
** [[Dysphagia]] (difficulty swallowing) | |||
** [[Hepatitis]] | |||
* [[Cardiovascular system]] | |||
** [[Pericarditis]] | |||
** [[Hypertension]] | |||
** [[Hypotension]] | |||
** [[Tachycardia]] (abnormally high heart rate) | |||
* [[Respiratory tract]] | |||
** [[Cough]] | |||
** Chest pain | |||
** [[Dyspnoea]] | |||
** [[Pharyngitis]] | |||
** [[Pleuritis]] | |||
* [[Nervous system]] | |||
** [[Encephalitis]] | |||
** [[Meningitis]] | |||
** Unilateral or bilateral hearing deficit | |||
** [[Seizure]]s | |||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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[[Category:Needs content]] | [[Category:Needs content]] | ||
[[Category:Viral diseases]] | [[Category:Viral diseases]] | ||
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Overview
History and Symptoms
In 80% of cases the disease is inapparent, but in the remaining 20% it takes a complicated course. After an incubation period of six to twenty-one days, an acute illness with multiorgan involvement develops. Non-specific symptoms include fever, facial swelling, and muscle fatigue, as well as conjunctivitis and mucosal bleeding. The other symptoms arising from the affected organs are:
- Gastrointestinal tract
- Nausea
- Vomiting (bloody)
- Diarrhea (bloody)
- Stomach ache
- Constipation
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- Hepatitis
- Cardiovascular system
- Pericarditis
- Hypertension
- Hypotension
- Tachycardia (abnormally high heart rate)
- Respiratory tract
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Dyspnoea
- Pharyngitis
- Pleuritis
- Nervous system
- Encephalitis
- Meningitis
- Unilateral or bilateral hearing deficit
- Seizures