Summary A 35-year-old woman died of Congo virus at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi on Tuesday.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – First death of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo virus, has been reported on Tuesday as a 35-year-old woman hailing from Orangi Town of Karachi died during treatment at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
According to the JPMC emergency department in-charge Dr Seemin Jamali, patient namely Tazeem Faizan was shifted from a private hospital to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on Sunday in critical condition.
Jamali told the media that last year in Karachi, 16 people had lost their lives due to the deadly disease while a total of 41 patients infected with the Congo virus were shifted to different hospitals in Karachi.
The symptoms of the viral disease may include fever, muscle pains, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, and bleeding into the skin. Complications may also include liver failure.
The virus is typically spread by tick bites or contact with livestock carrying the disease.
