Increased Mortality with Co-existence of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and COVID-19

• Published in: Mediterranean journal of infection, microbes & antimicrobials Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Authors: Elik, Dilşah Başkol, Oruç, Nevin, Güler, Ezgi, Erdem, Hüseyin Aytaç, Karbek Akarca, Funda, Sipahi, Oğuz Reşat, Özütemiz, Ahmet Ömer, Pullukçu, Hüsnü, Taşbakan, Meltem, Çiçek, Candan, Yamazhan, Tansu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ankara Galenos Publishing House 01.01.2022
• Subjects: Animal husbandry; Blood platelets; Chemokines; coinfections; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Crimean hemorrhagic fever; crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever; Cytokine storm; Diarrhea; Dyspnea; Emergency medical care; Fever; Hemodialysis; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Hospitalization; Immunoglobulin M; Infections; Infectious diseases; Insect bites; Intensive care; Kinases; Laboratories; Mortality; Myalgia; Pathogenesis; Patients; Respiratory distress syndrome; Respiratory failure; Severe acute respiratory syndrome; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Thorax; Thrombocytopenic purpura; Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura; Tomography; Viral diseases; Viruses

SummaryCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an acute viral disease with fever and bleeding caused by a tick-borne virus belonging to the Bunyaviridae family. Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is a novel disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Type 2, which can lead to...