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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aakash Hans, MD[2]
Overview
History and Symptoms
- History:
- Majority of patients have a self-limiting course of fever, so history will elicit complaints of high fever along with body aches.
- Patients may also be recognized by inquiring about recent exposure to livestock.
- Patients who are farmers may give history of their livestock being unwell, after which even they began to develop symptoms.
- In rare cases, patient may indicate that the fever has returned and is not subsiding now. This should alarm the physician towards possibility of a complicated course of RVF for that patient.
- Common Symptoms
- Fever
- Body aches
- Weakness
- Loss of Appetite
- Vomiting
- Profuse sweating
- Headaches
- Bleeding from the nose
- Symptoms due to complications
- Decreased vision
- Pain behind the eye
- Increased sensitivity to light
- Spots in the visual field
- Yellowish discoloration of skin
- Blood in vomit, urine or stools
- Body rash
- Hallucinations
- Disorientation
- Paralysis