Tropical virus is spreading in Germany - infected people are now showing serious symptoms

The West Nile virus is spreading more and more in Germany.

Some people have already become infected and some of them show serious symptoms.

• Coronavirus pandemic

  in

  Germany

  :

  RKI

  *

  warns of the next virus -

  West Nile fever

  .

• Several people have already contracted the

  virus

  .

• Some patients show some

  serious symptoms

  .

Update from September 12, 2020:

According to the

four people were

infected

with the

,

which is spread by mosquitoes

.

Now the tropical disease is spreading further in Germany:

have been confirmed in the current "Epidemiological Bulletin" of the RKI.

According to this,

evidence

was provided in

in Leipzig after they had shown symptoms of an illness.

A 76-year-old man

developed

, a 32-year-old woman and an 85-year-old man developed

.

It goes on to say: "The investigations into the beginning of the illness and the exact location of the infection of the six patients are in progress, but none of the people reported a trip, so that

assumed." The other affected regions probably experienced

in August

, but where no symptoms or no serious symptoms occurred.

The

is a pathogen originating in the tropics.

So far there is no vaccine.

Infection often goes without symptoms.

When illnesses occur, they are often associated with flu-like symptoms such as headache, chills, or vomiting.

RKI warns of tropical disease: It has already arrived in Germany - where it is spreading

News from July 25, 2020:

Munich - The

is omnipresent in

.

In all respects.

And now that too.

A dangerous

has

already been identified in a second federal state

.

As the corresponding state office

for consumer protection announced on Friday (July 24th), the so-called

has been detected

in two birds in

.

RKI not only warns of coronavirus in Germany: the West Nile virus has also been detected

In mid-July, the pathogen was found in a blue tit in

.

The dangerous thing about it: As the Express reports, the virus can be

transmitted to humans

by

.

For the first time, researchers found the virus, which originally came from Africa,

in birds and horses

in

in

2018

.

And: in 2019 there were first diagnosed human infections in late summer in eastern Germany, which were presumably caused by mosquito bites - in

.

As the State Office for Consumer Protection of Saxony-Anhalt further explains,

with the

in humans is largely inconspicuous and mild.

West Nile Virus: Mosquitoes can transmit the virus to humans

Every fifth infected person has a

, but that goes away after three to six days.

But: In every 150th infected person, the

a severe course, it is said.

The

had already warned of the disease in June, which is easily transmitted by mosquitoes.

The state office therefore advises protection against mosquito bites.

Because: There is no vaccine *

against this virus, which is being researched intensively around the world

for the

.

Researchers all over the world are also working on medication for corona patients.

Two drugs are already used in Germany.

In

, some people

seem

.

A party excess in the Volkspark Hasenheide caused a large-scale police operation.

The officers struggled to make themselves heard.

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