Viral Pathogens |
Disease |
Symptoms |
Variola virus |
Smallpox
|
Acute: malaise, fever, headache, vomiting. Erythematous rash spread centrally to the trunk, quickly progresses to papules/pustular vesicles (centrifugal distribution). Pustules → scabs after 8 - 14 days |
H1N1 Virus[17,18] |
Swine flu |
fever cough, fatigue, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. If the viral infection persists, and some can develop seizures. |
Ebolavirus [19-21] |
hemorrhagic fever[22] |
Hemorrhagic Fever with a fatality rate of 50-90%.Sore throat, Weakness, Severe headache, Joint and muscle aches, Diarrhea, Vomiting Dehydration, Dry, hacking, cough, and Stomach pain. |
Marburg-Virus |
Marburg-Fever
(Viral Hemorrhage. Fever) |
Myalgia, fever, headache, flushing of the face and chest, conjunctival/cutaneous bleedings, dizziness, hypotension, renal insufficiency, shock, death |
VEE-Virus |
Venet. Equine Encephalitis |
Acute: febrile illness with severe headache, fatigue, photophobia, nausea, vomiting, rigors.etc |
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