Signs of mouse fever. Mouse fever in women: symptoms and treatment

Mouse fever is a very serious infectious disease, the symptoms of which appear suddenly in men, women and children and can cause serious health problems if not treated properly.

Hemorrhagic fever is a serious disease with a huge number of deaths. It is an acute infection primarily aimed at damaging and stopping the functioning of the kidneys or lungs. The excretory system and mucous membranes, especially the eyes, also suffer.

Once in the body, the virus begins to have a decomposing effect on the blood vessels. The bodies of the infection are very tenacious and are able to survive even at subzero temperatures. Many people confuse the onset of this disease with a standard acute viral infection.

But even if there is the slightest possibility of mouse fever, it is necessary to see an infectious disease specialist, since untimely initiation of treatment can provoke disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys, which will have to be treated for many years.

Toxins of the disease also affect the walls of blood vessels, resulting in their ruptures and serious hemorrhages, which is a huge stress and serious injury for the body.

How can you get mouse fever?

Anyone can get mouse fever. But among doctors, a general clinical portrait of a member of a risk group is common. This is an average man belonging to rural areas. The reason for this is the main source of infection, namely the field mouse.

Naturally, in a busy city there is less chance of encountering such an animal, so field workers end up on the list of infected people many times more often than other people. Symptoms begin to appear early, but due to frequent neglect of the basic rules of hygiene, in rural areas they begin to develop brightly and rapidly.

It is important to understand the fact that the infection itself is not transmitted from infected to healthy. Therefore, there is no chance of becoming infected after contact. According to statistics, fever is more common in men, although the gap is small. This is due to neglect of hygiene rules.

The main causes of infection are as follows:

If a person inhales air saturated with particles of saliva or droppings of sick rodents.
When consuming foods with residues of mice and rats. Sources of infection can be not only baked goods, but also pickles stored in cellars and barns.
In contact with rodents. The virus is able to enter the body through wounds on the skin and mucous membrane.

According to statistics, you can most often become infected in the summer, as the number of encounters with small carriers of the infection increases significantly.

Incubation period

The development of the disease looks like a common cold, but it very quickly develops into a serious infectious disease that metastasizes to almost all internal organs of a person.

The patient's kidneys are primarily affected. Malfunctions in the operation of excretory systems in 70% of cases result in the death of the patient. It is precisely because of these features that it is very important to identify the disease in the early stages and prevent its further development. The average incubation period for fever is about a week.

But there have been cases where the disease took root in the body for about 3 weeks.

The disease proceeds according to the following scenario:

The patient's temperature rises. The readings on the thermometer can reach 41 degrees. This state will continue for about four days.
Severe migraines, vomiting and nausea, and constant chills will begin to appear.
Vision will weaken, the infected person will begin to see the world in red, and “spots” will flash before their eyes.
A small red rash will appear on the chest and neck.
At this stage, approximately 4-5 days, the most unpleasant time occurs for the kidneys and excretory system of the body. Their work is disrupted, the patient practically cannot go to the toilet, and experiences constant pain in the abdomen and bladder area.
Frequent bleeding begins in the stomach, nose, and uterus.
After a week and a half, the symptoms will begin to subside and the temperature will subside. The vomiting will go away in two to three days. But fever can manifest itself for several years in a row in increased fatigue, drowsiness and excessive sweating.

Symptoms of mouse fever in men and women.

It is very important to understand that effective treatment of hemorrhagic fever is only possible with serious, potent antibiotics. The entire process must be carried out under the close supervision of doctors. Otherwise, the patient will face complications in the form of pneumonia, various types of hemorrhages and kidney failure.

Classification

Mouse fever (symptoms in men and women in their primary manifestations do not depend on classification) is divided into several main types. They are distinguished by several characteristics.

By transmission route:

Contact-household method.
Food.
Water.

By method of infection:

Ticks.
Mosquitoes.
Contagious.

All types of infection are dangerous; anyone can catch them, regardless of their health status. Urban residents do not have such a high chance of becoming infected; the main risk group is rural residents, field and forest workers, as well as those who are constantly in contact with wild animals.

The most important rule that must be followed in order not to become infected is not to violate hygiene and sanitary standards, strictly monitor the timely implementation of instructions, maintain cleanliness in the place of residence and minimize contact with any representatives of wild fauna.

It is necessary to carefully store food and water, keeping them hermetically sealed, since the main route of infection is through animal excretions that fall on the food. More often, men suffer from hemorrhagic fever, since they are less inclined to scrupulously observe the rules and standards of hygiene, and often forget about washing their hands and cleanliness of the body.

Symptoms

Mouse fever (symptoms in men, women and children are generally the same) manifests itself through many factors.

For different genders and ages they will occur with different intensity:

Men	Women	Children
At the initial stages, the symptoms are not as bright as in women and children, but they begin to manifest themselves earlier. Men are significantly more likely to experience cerebral hemorrhage, which is often associated with weak blood vessels and high levels of stress in everyday life.	The female body resists longer during the incubation period; the time it takes for the disease to develop without symptoms can reach two weeks. Symptoms are more vivid and serious than in men. Impairments in kidney function will appear in the first two weeks.	Children and teenagers begin to feel unwell earlier than adults and react to everything more acutely. The first signs will appear on the second or third day, since the child’s body is weak and resists worse.

The main symptoms of hemorrhagic fever are:

Intoxication, most often manifested in severe headaches and weakness of the body.
Fever. It can reach 41 degrees.
Nausea and vomiting.
Severe pressing pain in the lower back and abdomen.
Significant decrease in urine output per day.
Increased urine output at the end of the period of fever.

First signs

It is very important to identify the disease in the early stages of its development and promptly take all necessary measures.

The clinical picture of murine fever generally consists of five main stages:

Initial period starts counting directly from the time of infection and continues until the first symptoms appear. This is the so-called incubation period. Its duration has already been mentioned earlier. Most often, the disease manifests itself earlier in men; women resist the infection a little longer.
The next part is the first exacerbation. Here the patient describes his condition as a common cold: there is body aches; temperature; nausea; general loss of strength; intoxication occurs.
At the third stage The daily rate of urea excretion is significantly reduced. This clearly indicates problems in the functioning of one or both kidneys. This condition will disturb the patient for a little less than two weeks. Typically the period is 10 – 12 days. On the 3rd day of this stage, severe nausea and vomiting, pain and heaviness in the lumbar region will begin.
After these days the temperature gradually returns to normal, and with the right approach to treatment, kidney function is restored. The body can produce up to 3 liters of urine per day. This is a positive symptom, and it indicates a gradual normalization of the body’s functioning.
Final stage can last from a month and stretch for many years. The fever disappears, but the following remain: severe fatigue; general exhaustion of the body; sleep problems (both insomnia and constant drowsiness); increased sweating.

It is important to understand that hemorrhagic fever is a serious disease, the consequences of which will have to be overcome for many years, and the sooner treatment begins, the fewer complications will follow. Therefore, at the first symptoms, the patient must be under the supervision of medical personnel.

Diagnostics

At the first suspicion of the presence of this disease, men, women and children should immediately contact their local physician, but if the stage of fever has begun, they should immediately call emergency medical help.

If the fever is generally mild, treatment can be carried out under the supervision of three doctors:

Therapist.
Infectious disease specialist.
Nephrologist.

When hemorrhagic fever develops in a severe form, the patient is required to undergo hospitalization. The diagnostic process entails many subtleties and features. One of the most important is the method of transmission of the virus directly from the carrier to the sick person.

The general process of studying fever includes the following subpoints:

Questioning and external examination of the patient. When collecting anamnesis, the attending physician must pay attention to the individual nature of the complaints and how long ago they began. The fact of contact of the infected person with rodents must be clarified.
Research of collected samples in the laboratory. A blood test helps identify the presence of an inflammatory process. A biochemical blood test will allow doctors to assess whether the kidneys and excretory system are functioning normally. The indicator depends on the plasma level of substances such as urea and creatinine. The PCR test makes it possible to find traces of infection in the biological material of the sick person. In the initial stages of fever development, other diagnostic methods will, unfortunately, be unable to help.
Stage of instrumental research. This area is limited to just ultrasound. The analysis is able to visualize the structure of the kidneys and identify significant disturbances in their function and harmful deviations from the normal state.

This diagnostic kit is enough for an experienced doctor to accurately determine whether the mouse fever virus is present in the patient’s body or not.

Treatment

Mouse fever (symptoms in men, women and children are described above) has some subtleties and treatment features that should never be neglected.

Such complex diseases require a comprehensive set of therapeutic actions, medications and appropriate therapy:

From the very beginning to the end of the period of fever, the patient must strictly adhere to bed rest. This is due to the tendency of the pathogen to disrupt the functioning of blood vessels. They become brittle, which often leads to hemorrhages. The duration of the period that the patient will spend in bed should be determined by his infectious disease doctor and on average ranges from 3 to 5 weeks.
In order to minimize pain, broad-spectrum analgesics are used. Their group includes, for example, Analgin and Ketorolac.
Lavomax can be an excellent drug that can fight the virus.
It is imperative to systematically reduce fever and fight inflammation. This is where Nurofen, Paracetamol and similar drugs can come to the rescue.
It is necessary to take sorbents in order for the body to cope with the increased content of toxins and other toxic substances.
It is also important to keep the systems in good shape. To do this, you can take vitamins and a glucose-containing complex of medications.
If an infected person experiences swelling, it is necessary to use a hormonal complex. Dexamethasone or Prednisolone is usually prescribed.

All these drugs should be prescribed only by your doctor. It is important to follow a strict dosage to avoid side effects from medications superimposing complications from fever. Neglecting these simple rules leads to death.

Traditional methods

The main goal of the traditional medicine methods used in the fight against mouse fever will be to minimize the harmful effects of the disease on kidney function and their proper functioning.

Among others, there are several of the most effective means to achieve the desired effect:

Decoction with flax seeds. 2 tsp. seeds, pour 300 ml of water, bring to a boil, cool to room temperature and the resulting solution is used 5 - 6 times a day, half a mug.
Drink with blue cornflower. For 500 ml of hot water, take about 2 tbsp. l. cornflower flowers. They must be infused for 2 hours, then the liquid must be filtered. This decoction should be taken three hours before meals. During the day, it is advisable to drink the entire prepared drink.
Horsetail also effective in fighting mouse fever. For a mug of boiling water you need to prepare 3 tbsp. herbs, then leave for an hour and filter. The tincture should be taken evenly throughout the day.
Buckwheat. The tops of this plant have healing properties. For 1000 ml of water you need to take 50 g of the crushed plant, boil it for 15 minutes, filter and take it sparingly until the end of the day.
Currant. This plant helps when there is a risk of blood clots. Freshly prepared currant juice should be drunk 50-200 ml three to four times a day.

Diet for mouse fever

With such a serious disease, it is necessary to strictly adhere to a certain diet in order to avoid problems with the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.

The main rules that the patient must follow:

It is required to completely eliminate all alcoholic beverages from the diet.
Products containing a high percentage of vinegar should not be consumed during a fever, as well as in the next 3-4 months after. These are items such as marinades and mayonnaise.
Smoked and canned foods have a detrimental effect on the functions of the excretory system, so you need to consume them to a minimum.

Fatty fried meat and fish products.
Whole milk, any fermented milk products.
Fatty and strong broths.
Bean by-products.
Milk cocoa and coffee.
Sweet foods and foods high in glucose.
Carbonated soft drinks.

Diet is also very important, since a weakened body can very easily undergo uncontrolled development of fungal components, which can provoke the development of thrush, dysbacteriosis, the appearance of gastritis and even accelerated formation of ulcers.

Consequences and complications

Mouse fever (symptoms in men and women appear early and clearly enough to react in time) develops in the patient’s body very rapidly and carries with it many negative consequences and complications.

These include:

Complications in the functioning of the kidneys. This includes renal failure, pyelonephritis, uric acid diathesis and other unpleasant diseases of the excretory system.
Chronic pictures such as renal failure, myocarditis, abscesses, pancreatitis.
Brain hemorrhages.
Pulmonary edema.

Mouse fever is a fast-moving, scary and unpleasant disease, the symptoms of which can become fatal for men, women and children if not treated properly with drugs. If there is the slightest chance of hemorrhagic fever, you should immediately consult a doctor.

It is best to undergo inpatient treatment in order to exclude the possibility of a sudden exacerbation and the occurrence of undesirable consequences. Preventive measures in the future - maintaining good hygiene and minimizing contact with wild animals - will help avoid the recurrence of this terrible disease.

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Why is mouse fever dangerous?

Mouse fever is a fairly rare but dangerous disease transmitted by rodents. The virus is not transmitted from person to person. Mouse fever is a hemorrhagic fever that causes severe kidney damage and can cause death in the affected person.

Initially, the signs of the disease are similar to those of an acute form of acute respiratory infections, so it can be difficult to recognize the disease right away. As the disease progresses, the patient develops thrombohemorrhagic syndrome. The disease affects children and adults.

Treatment is carried out using folk remedies, which have an anti-inflammatory and diuretic effect and prevent internal hemorrhages. It is necessary to complete a full course of taking herbs to protect the kidneys from the destructive effects of the mouse fever virus. Fortunately, these tools are available to each of us.

What is mouse fever?

Murine fever or hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome is a zoonotic infectious viral disease. This means that you can become infected with the virus only through contact with a carrier animal or its waste products.

Once in the human body, the virus infects small blood vessels, which are especially numerous in the glomeruli of the kidneys, where blood is filtered. As a result, the normal functioning of the kidneys is disrupted.
The disease affects adults and children, more often men than women. The incubation period lasts from a week to 46 days, but most often it is 21–25 days.

How can you get infected?

The carriers of the virus that causes hemorrhagic fever are rodents, in particular, common field mice. At the same time, the animals themselves do not get sick, they only carry viral particles and excrete it in their urine and feces.
The virus is transmitted to humans in three ways:

Alimentary route: infected excrement gets into food or drink;
Airborne dust path: a person inhales air that contains particles of excrement;
Contact route: the virus enters the human body when the wound surface comes into contact with infected excrement.

The virus is not transmitted from a sick person to a healthy person.

Mouse fever has the following symptoms

The first signs of the disease begin to appear after the end of the incubation period. In children, symptoms most often appear 15–20 days after infection.

In children, the characteristic signs of the disease are less pronounced.

These signs include:

increase in body temperature to 40 ° C.
pain in joints and muscles;
severe headaches;
fever, chills;
nausea, vomiting;
decreased visual acuity;
photosensitivity;
bleeding from mucous membranes: gums, nose.

In adults, the disease manifests itself with similar symptoms, but in a more severe form:

fever, chills, increased body temperature up to 40 ° C;
migraines, headache;
nausea and vomiting;
decreased visual acuity, intolerance to bright light;
decreased heart rate;
decreased blood pressure;
hyperemia of the face and neck;
the appearance of a rash on the sides of the body and in the armpits (the symptom appears on the 3rd–4th day of the disease);
bleeding from the eyes, nose, bleeding gums.

At the initial stages of the disease, the signs are similar to those of acute respiratory infections, which prevents an accurate diagnosis of the disease. If the patient has a runny nose or cough. this indicates that he does not have mouse fever. Diarrhea and bowel dysfunction are also uncharacteristic of this disease. If such signs appear, then mouse fever can be excluded and diagnosis can be made for other infectious diseases.

Mouse fever has several stages

Doctors have divided the disease into three stages. Signs of the disease increase gradually and change from one stage to another.

How is mouse fever treated with folk remedies?

Treatment of mouse fever with folk remedies is largely aimed at reducing kidney damage.

Fees

Herbal infusions have a complex anti-inflammatory and diuretic effect and are more effective than taking individual infusions of these plants. To prepare the preparations: 2 tbsp. l. the raw material is poured with 2 cups of boiling water and left for half an hour, after which it is filtered. Drink half a glass of decoction three times a day before meals.

Herbal collection No. 1. 3 parts of bearberry leaf are mixed with 1 part of licorice root and 1 part of cornflower blue.
Herbal collection No. 2. 2 parts of bearberry leaf are mixed with 1 part of licorice roots and 2 parts of juniper fruits.
Herbal collection No. 3. Mix 2 parts of bearberry leaves, 4 parts of trifoliate leaves and 1 part each of warty birch roots, curly parsley fruits, cornflower and elecampane roots.
Herbal collection No. 4. Mix 5 parts of bearberry leaves, 3 parts of orthosiphon leaves and 2 parts of lingonberry leaves.

It is important to remember that comprehensive treatment of the disease is necessary, especially for children. Lack of proper therapy can lead to disability or even death of the patient.

Prevention of mouse fever

The disease is seasonal and manifests itself in the spring and summer, when people travel outside the city. In winter, the disease can affect rural residents whose houses are inhabited by rodents.

To prevent fever, it is necessary to avoid contact with rodents and their waste products. It is also important to wash your hands before eating and package food so that rodents cannot get to it. It is prohibited to consume products damaged by pests.

It is necessary to observe the rules of personal hygiene yourself and monitor this in children.

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Most often, hemorrhagic mouse fever is infected after contact with certain species of small rodents (voles, rats, bats), hence the name of the disease. Main carrier This disease is caused by the red vole (Myodes glareolus).

Mostly, rural residents aged 16 to 55 years are susceptible to mouse fever, more often men. Tourists are also often affected by the disease. In outbreaks of the disease, all signs of seasonality are clearly visible - the peak incidence annually occurs from the beginning of May to mid-October.

Facts about the disease:

The causative agent of mouse fever - hantavirus(Hantavirus) from the family of bunya viral microorganisms.
The largest number of natural foci of the disease occur in linden forests.
The Volga and Ural regions of the Russian Federation are the territories with the largest number of registered cases of this disease.
The incubation period for fever ranges from one to seven weeks, most often three weeks.

WAYS OF TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS

In adults, mouse fever can manifest itself mainly when eating unwashed foods with particles of rodent secretions.

In medical practice, three main routes of transmission of this disease have been identified.

Transmission routes:

Airborne dust. If the dust inhaled by a person contains a large amount of rodent excrement, infection occurs.
Nutritional. Drinking contaminated water and food.
Contact. Infection occurs when damaged areas of the skin come into contact with infected objects.

Transmission from an infected person to a healthy person has not been recorded in practice.

CLASSIFICATION OF THE DISEASE

Mouse fever is characterized in the following way.

By stages:

Feverish– the initial stage is characterized by pronounced symptoms, all signs of the disease appear within one to four days.
Oliguric– this period is characterized by a progressive course of infection and a sharp deterioration in the patient’s condition. This stage is the most dangerous for human life.
Polyuric– at this stage the disease recedes, the symptoms become less pronounced.
Convalescence stage– the period is characterized by gradual recovery of the body.

The disease can occur in mild, moderate, and severe forms.

A rapid rise in body temperature to 40 degrees and severe attacks of fever may be the main symptoms of mouse fever.

Other symptoms include severe headaches and constant vomiting. Other signs may appear depending on the state of the patient’s immune system, his gender and age.

Other symptoms:

low blood pressure;
manifestations of skin rash;
increased photosensitivity;
hemorrhages in the eyes;
nosebleeds that are difficult to stop.

In a small child, due to a poorly developed immune system, the symptoms described above may include chills, severe muscle pain and a sharp deterioration in vision.

Signs of mouse fever in men and women can also be unquenchable thirst, constant dry mouth, as well as pronounced pain in the lumbar region.

Symptoms of the oliguric stage:

severe dehydration;
acute renal failure;
conjunctivitis;
anuria;
unnatural swelling of the facial region;
minor bleeding under the skin;
circulatory disorders in the brain;
rave;
toxicological shock.

In men, symptoms of mouse fever can manifest as sexual dysfunction and bleeding from the gums.

At the first signs of mouse fever, you need to find every opportunity to quickly contact a specialist, as the disease can be fatal.

DIAGNOSTICS

Basically, the disease is diagnosed by its characteristic symptoms, but in some cases, laboratory diagnostics are used to differentiate the disease from other similar ones: general and clinical blood test, biochemical urine test, serological test and PCR analysis.

In some cases, an infectious disease doctor may prescribe a virus detection test.

In humans, symptoms of the disease are treated in a hospital setting under the constant supervision of an infectious disease specialist. The patient must observe strict bed rest and adhere to a special diet with plenty of vitamins.

Drug treatment:

Isotonic solutions.
Antihistamines.
Antipyretics.
Analgesics.

In severe cases, namely in cases of pronounced renal failure, sometimes in the case of severe infectious-toxic shocks, the treatment process is transferred to the intensive care unit. The patient is prescribed a large amount of glucocorticoids, hemodialysis and blood transfusion.

COMPLICATIONS

It should be remembered that symptoms of mouse fever in an adult are a reason to immediately contact a medical facility. Failure to provide medical care in a timely manner leads to serious consequences, which in 20% of cases are fatal.

Dangerous complications:

pathologies in kidney function;
kidney ruptures;
cardiovascular problems;
severe pulmonary edema;
bilateral pneumonia.

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

In natural foci of infection, it is difficult to avoid due to the high probability of accidental infection while working in the fields, hunting and on hiking trips, but the symptoms and treatment of mouse fever do not cause difficulties for a qualified medical specialist, especially for one who periodically encounters manifestations of this disease.

To avoid manifestations of the disease, you should be especially careful when consuming foods that are stored in places that are easily accessible to rodents. Such products should be thoroughly washed before use and heat treated.

Rural residents who constantly work in the fields are recommended to use special protective clothing.

Prevention of mouse fever is often carried out by destroying sources of infection - small rodents, as well as sanitary cleaning of residential buildings from thickets of grass, tall bushes and swamps.

PROGNOSIS FOR RECOVERY

The consequences of an illness that was diagnosed and treated in time do not pose a threat to human health and life.

The prognosis for recovery is favorable. Treatment in a hospital takes up to 4 weeks on average. After discharge from the hospital, the person returns to work without restrictions.

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Mouse fever: symptoms and treatment

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Chills;
Deterioration of vision;

Temperature about 40°C;
Severe headaches;
Rare pulse;
Eye hemorrhages;
Nosebleeds;
Nausea and frequent vomiting.

Initial period

2-4 – 8-11 days of illness

9-13 days

Treatment of mouse fever

To diagnose mouse fever, you should contact an infectious disease specialist; additionally, laboratory testing methods (blood test, urine test, PCR, coagulogram) may be prescribed.

If you think that you have Mouse fever and the symptoms characteristic of this disease, then an infectious disease specialist can help you.

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Mouse fever: mechanism of infection, signs and treatment methods

"Mouse fever" is the common name for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. An infectious disease, transmission of the Hantavirus pathogen occurs through rodents: mice, rats, squirrels, and sometimes pets.

The disease most often affects men: from adolescence to 50 years of age. At the same time, adolescents suffer from infection with symptoms similar to acute respiratory infections, while adult men are seriously ill, with complications. Children and pregnant women can also get sick.

If not detected in a timely manner and treated ineffectively, mouse fever can lead to death. The course of the disease itself is associated with damage to internal organs, which affects the kidneys, lungs, heart, and small vessels. Cases of renal syndrome are most often recorded in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The mortality rate for kidney damage is 10%.

How does a person become infected?

Rodents themselves do not suffer from hemorrhagic fever; they are carriers of the infection.

The virus, along with animal excrement or urine, enters the soil and is transmitted to humans through one of the following routes:

Aspiration (air-dust). For example, when cleaning in the basement through inhalation of dust containing tiny dry particles of rodent secretions.
Alimentary (food). The human body becomes infected after eating vegetables, bread, fruits, other foods and water infected with the virus.
Contact. Infection occurs from the very source of the disease or objects infected with it through damaged skin in the form of scratches, abrasions, and cuts.

Important to know! A sick person cannot infect a healthy person, so he does not pose a danger to others. The most “favorable” periods for transmission of infection are spring and autumn, when rodents migrate. These same seasons are “hot” for agriculture, an area where men are mainly employed.

Mouse fever has its own natural foci in Russia: in the Urals and Volga regions.

Clinical picture of mouse fever

The manifestation of the virus occurs within a week or a month and a half, but on average the incubation period is almost 20 days. At this time, the person is unaware of the infection. Sometimes the “lull” can last 60 days, depending on the body’s protective functions and ability to tolerate infections.

The disease is characterized by several periods of its development with its own symptoms and signs:

Important to know! Sometimes a severe course of the disease can be marked by signs of Dupre disease, or meningism, a clinical manifestation of irritation of the meninges. Residual pathological effects of hemorrhagic fever can persist for ten years.

Complications

The disease is dangerous because patients, due to late diagnosis and untimely or incorrect treatment, suffer from pathological changes in the kidneys, the urinary system is also subject to complications, and the liver is destroyed. Kidney dysfunction occurs, affecting the general condition and stage of intoxication of the human body. Restriction in movement occurs during the acute period of the disease due to sharp pain in the lumbar region.

A careless attitude towards one's own health or poor quality medical care can lead to the following main complications of mouse fever:

rupture of the kidney, leading to subsequent death (rupture of the parenchyma often occurs due to accidental strong impacts);
impaired renal excretory function;
eclampsia (convulsive fainting);
pulmonary edema;
the appearance of focal pneumonia;
vascular insufficiency, blood clot formation.

Despite recovery, short-term cerebral dysfunction, uremia, and fibrillation of small muscles are sometimes recorded in men. You should not ignore these changes and expect that “everything will pass.” Men should immediately consult a doctor with complaints about what is happening in the body.

Diagnostics

Diagnosis and treatment are carried out only in inpatient settings: infectious diseases or therapeutic departments of a medical institution. The patient can be transferred to any hospital, since he is not “infectious”. To avoid complications, when the first signs of the disease occur, you should go to the hospital to differentiate mouse fever from a common cold.

Diagnostic measures consist of the following actions:

taking general blood and urine tests;
biochemical blood test;
taking immunological samples to determine the production of antibodies;
serological tests;
X-ray/ultrasound of the kidneys (for hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome).

The composition of the blood shows the presence of the virus: cells (antibodies) are found in it, designed to quickly eliminate the virus from the body. An increased quantitative composition of leukocytes indicates the current inflammatory process. A sharply increased amount - almost 15 times - of nitrogen in the bloodstream also indicates mouse fever. Due to exposure to that substance, tissue activity decreases, new cells are not formed, the body is poisoned, and tissues die.

Important to know! With mouse fever, self-medication is unacceptable, especially in pregnant women. A viral infection has negative consequences, including death.

Treatment of mouse fever

At the first symptoms of the disease, you should consult a general practitioner. If you have a high temperature, call an ambulance. If you have a fever, you should consult an infectious disease specialist; if you have kidney problems, you should consult a nephrologist.

Treatment should be comprehensive, including the following drugs:

antiviral;
antipyretics;
painkillers;
anti-inflammatory.

Vitamins are also taken and a diet is followed, developed separately in each clinical case.

Therapeutic measures are based on the following actions:

The patient is prescribed bed rest for one month. The temperature is reduced by taking medications with paracetamol. As painkillers, preference is given to analgin, ketorol and other effective drugs.
Taking antiviral drugs (lavomax, amixin, ingavirin), anti-inflammatory drugs (piroxicam, aspirin), vitamin B, C, K, ascorbic acid.
Infusion therapy with physiological, glucose solutions.
Hemodialysis for kidney damage in an infected person.
Adhering to a specially designed diet (refusing pickles, smoked foods, alcoholic drinks, foods with hot spices). Only lean and bland food can restore kidney function.

Medicines for mouse fever

A person who has recovered from hemorrhagic fever must follow a regimen and diet for one year, regularly being examined by the attending physician. The final recovery of the kidneys will occur after two years. For three months/year, it is recommended to avoid physical activity and hard work in accordance with the severity of the disease.

The course of treatment lasts one to four weeks. At the final stage, steps are taken to restore the body that has been exposed to various medications. Restoring the body's water balance occurs through special solutions. Diagnostic measures during this period are carried out to assess the effectiveness of the therapeutic course and to prevent complications or relapse. Traditional medicine is powerless for this disease.

Important to know! If there is a risk of complicated conditions, hormone therapy with prednisone may be prescribed. In case of thrombotic consequences, the use of anticoagulants (heparin, warfarin) is indicated.

Preventive measures

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Infections carried by rodents can have very disastrous consequences for humans if they enter the body. One of these infections is mouse fever, the symptoms of which in the initial stage manifest themselves in the form of an acute form of acute respiratory infections. Meanwhile, despite the direct relationship to this category, the consequences of infection are expressed not only in fever, as can be understood from the name, but also in kidney damage, general intoxication and thrombohemorrhagic syndrome. The danger of the disease is that if it hits the kidneys and treatment is not started in a timely manner, it can lead to death.

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Virus transmission

Voles and Norway rats act as carriers of the virus. At the same time, animals themselves do not get sick, but only transmit this virus. It is excreted through the urine and feces of animals. Among the routes of infection, there are several types:

Airborne dust type of infection, in which dust containing excrement with the virus is inhaled;
An alimentary type of infection in which food or water contaminated with secretions containing the virus is consumed;
A contact type of infection in which damaged skin comes into contact with contaminated objects with the virus or directly with rodents infected with it.

The virus is not transmitted from one person to another.

Mouse fever: symptoms, course of the disease

The incubation period can range from 7-46 days, but the most common is 21-25 days. The initial period, oligouric (characterized by hemorrhagic and renal manifestations), the polyuric period and the period of convalescence are those actual periods of the disease that characterize murine fever. Symptoms of mouse fever in children appear gradually, and their first manifestations can be noticed only on the fifteenth or even twentieth day after the infection occurred. Among them are the following:

Temperature increase up to 40°C;
Muscle pain, joint pain;
Chills;
Nausea with alternating vomiting;
Frequent migraines;
Deterioration of vision;
Severe gum bleeding, as well as nosebleeds.

As for adults, mouse fever has symptoms of a similar nature, the general appearance of which is presented as follows:

Temperature about 40°C;
Severe headaches;
Increased sensitivity to light exposure, as well as pain in the eye area;
Blurriness of surrounding objects, a feeling of a “grid” before the eyes;
Rare pulse;
Decreased blood pressure;
Redness of the skin in the neck, face, eyes;
The appearance of small rash spots on the 3-4th day of the disease, which are concentrated in the area of the sides of the body and armpits;
Eye hemorrhages;
Nosebleeds;
Nausea and frequent vomiting.

Initial period. Its duration is 1-3 days, it is characterized by a rather acute onset. The temperature, as we have already indicated, reaches about 40°C, often accompanied by chills. A headache occurs that is quite severe in its manifestation, the patient’s condition is accompanied by dry mouth and general weakness. Examination reveals signs of skin hyperemia (neck, face, upper thoracic regions), conjunctiva appears, and in some cases a hemorrhagic rash appears.

2-4 – 8-11 days of illness. As with the previous period, the disease is characterized by elevated temperature, which lasts up to 4-7 days. A decrease in temperature does not lead to an improvement in the general condition; moreover, it may even worsen. Typical manifestations for this period are lower back pain with varying degrees of severity. With the onset of lumbar pain, vomiting also occurs (6-8 or more times a day), and it is not associated with the use of medications or food. Abdominal pain and often bloating also occur. A characteristic manifestation of the disease is expressed in kidney damage, which causes puffiness of the face, a positive symptom of Oligouria, and pasty eyelids.

9-13 days. The period is polyuric. Vomiting stops, pain in the abdomen and lower back gradually disappears, appetite and sleep return to normal, and the daily amount of urine excreted increases. Dry mouth and weakness persist, the recovery period begins gradually, from 20-25 days.

Treatment of mouse fever

Treatment of this disease occurs in the infectious diseases department of the hospital. It is characterized by the appointment of bed rest for a period of 1-4 weeks. Antipyretic, analgesic and antiviral drugs, as well as anti-inflammatory drugs, are prescribed. Additionally, infusion therapy is prescribed, and glucocorticoids and hemodialysis are used if necessary. The development of thrombohemorrhagic syndrome requires the use of anticoagulants. In addition, vitamin therapy and the exclusion of drugs that increase kidney damage are important.

To diagnose mouse fever, you should contact an infectious disease specialist; additionally, laboratory testing methods (blood test, urine test, PCR, coagulogram) may be prescribed.

Epidemic nephrosonephritis, Churilov's disease, Manchurian, Korean, Ural, or mouse fever are terms that are united in medicine under a single name - HSPS (hemorrhagic fever with the manifestation of renal syndrome).

The pathology is included in the group of natural focal, acute viral infections. The genesis of the disease is caused by a damaging factor in the most common part of the circulatory system - small vessels that provide the mechanisms of the immune system and metabolic processes between blood and tissues.

Accompanied by a feverish state, severe toxic poisoning of the body and symptoms of hemorrhagic diabetes. A characteristic feature of HFRS is a high percentage of residual consequences in recovering patients associated with renal, cardiovascular, nervous, endocrine and digestive pathologies.

Since the main target of mouse fever is the kidneys, its main syndrome is caused by a high risk of developing acute renal failure with the formation of chronic kidney pathology.

The disease is characterized by a severe clinical picture and leads to various pathological processes that disrupt the functions of the urinary system.

How can you catch mouse fever?

The causative agent of the infection is a virus of the genus Hantaana. Its carriers are infected small rodents. And it is not at all necessary to come into contact with them; you can become infected with mouse fever by walking through the forest, or working in the country, where mouse infestations are a common occurrence.

Infectious virions are quite resistant to the external environment and can settle on human products and household items. Contact with them leads to infection.

The positive factor is that a person cannot be a carrier of the infection and transmit it to another.

The introduction of the infectious virion into the body occurs through the mucous membranes of the respiratory tract of the respiratory tract. Sometimes, its penetration through damaged skin is noted. At the first contact with the virus, in the places where it is introduced, no external signs of infection appear.

The primary symptoms of mouse fever in men and women are caused by the introduction of the virus into the bloodstream and toxic damage to the body. The direction of its vasotropic properties is characterized by damage to the microvasculature and its vascular walls.

This clinical picture of the infectious process is expressed by bleeding in the mucous layer of the vascular membranes (hemorrhage syndrome), disturbances of all functional properties of the kidneys and thrombohemorrhagic signs, supplemented by an immunological factor.

Once infected, a person develops immunity to the infection, which prevents repeated infections.

Symptoms of mouse fever in men and women

Signs and symptoms of mouse fever in men appear according to the period of development of the pathology; in women, the symptoms of the disease are similar.

During the height of the disease, an acute clinical picture is observed for three days with the manifestation of:

Very high temperatures;
Severe chills and migraines;
Fatigue, impotence and xerostomia (dry mouth);
Redness and swelling of the mucous membrane of the mouth and skin of the face, shoulder and neck area - a symptom of the “hood”;
Vascular lesions in the white membrane of the eyes;
Hemorrhagic rash and redness of the conjunctival mucosa;

In severe cases, signs of meningitis may appear.

Thrombohemorrhagic period of HFRS typical for patients whose infectious process is characterized by a severe clinical course. In adults, the symptoms of murine fever are caused by vascular damage, with the manifestation of:

small focal hemorrhages on the mucous layer and skin (petechiae);
hemorrhages in the intestines with the formation of bloody inclusions in urine;
the presence of blood during vomiting and in tracheobronchial secretions;
possibility of nasal hemorrhages.

Throughout the entire period, pathologies in the kidneys develop. Symptoms are expressed by puffiness, pallor and swelling of the face and eyelids, and increased levels of protein components in urine.

Period of organ pathology is marked by changes in the blood, manifesting itself:

an increase in the level of protein breakdown products;
a quantitative reduction in urine output per day and a decrease in its density;
an increase in the level of protein components, red blood cells and epithelial kidney cells.

Signs of damage appear:

intoxication symptoms;
bradypsychia (lethargy) and apathy;
abdominal pain and migraines;
signs of xeroderma (dry skin) and prolonged insomnia.

In the polyuric phase infection (on the 10th, 16th day), painful symptoms and vomiting disappear. Sleep and appetite return to normal. Urine output increases to four liters per day, but the symptoms of xerostomia and weakness persist for a long time. The recovery phase begins on days 23-24.

Final recovery phase can last up to a year. This period is characterized by asthenic conditions (increased fatigue) and the development of renal pathologies, especially with the addition of inflammatory processes (pyelonephritis). Dry mouth and thirst may persist for six months.

It should be noted that pain symptoms in the lumbar area and fever do not appear together with HFRS. And if with ordinary kidney damage a decrease in temperature alleviates the situation, then with mouse fever this does not happen.

And before severe symptoms of renal lesions appear, it is problematic even for an experienced doctor to make a correct diagnosis; monitoring the dynamics of the disease is necessary.

Features of symptoms of mouse fever in children

In children, fever is especially severe - this is due to the structural features of the children's vascular system, which is expressed in increased vascular permeability.

Symptoms of mouse fever in a child develop as a result of extensive hemorrhages in the internal organs and are manifested by signs of disruption of the functional characteristics of various systems.

Therefore, at the slightest suspicion of HFRS, daily monitoring by a doctor is necessary, and when the first symptoms of mouse fever appear, treatment and preventive measures should begin immediately.

Treatment of mouse fever, drugs

The effectiveness of the treatment of murine fever is due to the use of various forms of therapeutic treatment.

Drug therapy is prescribed within three to five days from the moment of infection.

Intravenous administration of antiviral drugs is prescribed - "Tiloron" or "Iodophenazone", "Ribavirin" in a capsule dosage; intravenous administration is allowed only in severe cases of infection. Immunoglobulin preparations – donor or complex.
Parenteral administration of immunomodulatory and antiviral “Viferon” or “Reaferon” suppositories.

Pathogenetic pharmacotherapy, for mouse fever, provides:

Prescriptions of detoxification drugs - “Cocarboxylase”, intravenous administration of polyionic isotonic solution and glucose.
Antioxidant agents that affect metabolic processes and stimulate immune reactions - a homeopathic solution of “Ubiquinone” and “Tocopheryl” containing fat-soluble vitamin “E”.
Prescription of the angioprotective group of drugs - “Calcium Gluconate”, “Rutin” and “Etamsylate”.
Required in prescriptions are enterosorbent preparations “Enterosorb” or “Polyphepan”.
In the absence of surgical pathology, analgesics are added to the prescriptions to eliminate pain.
The manifestation of infectious-toxic shock is stopped by the introduction of colloid and crystalloid solutions.

If drug therapy fails, patients may be prescribed the hemosorption method - extracorporeal elimination therapy.

Compliance with a gentle regimen and diet play an important role in the treatment of mouse fever. Small meals are recommended, i.e. frequent and in small portions. With mild to moderate severity of clinical manifestations, the use of foods flavored with table salt is not limited. And in severe cases of nephrosonephritis and its complications, table salt in the diet is significantly limited.

Plant and animal products rich in protein and potassium are excluded from the diet if there are signs of anuria (lack of urine in the bladder) and oliguria (decreased urine production). And with an increase in its production - polyuria, on the contrary, legumes and meat are beneficial. During the rehabilitation period, a complete diet is possible without the abuse of fried, salty, spicy and fatty foods.

What are the possible complications?

The possibility of developing complications with mouse fever is very high. Infectious influence can cause:

acute vascular pathologies in the cardiovascular system;
development of focal pneumonia;
accumulation of extravascular fluid in the lungs, causing swelling;
rupture of kidney tissue;
acid-base imbalance, leading to the development of urine;
convulsive and fainting conditions;
inflammatory changes in renal tissues;
sudden cessation of renal function.

There are known cases of complications with the manifestation of meningoencephalitic symptoms.

With a mild to moderate clinical picture of the disease and timely treatment, the prognosis is good and life is not in danger. Mortality can be caused by untimely treatment and, as a consequence, the development of complicated processes.

Mouse fever is a very serious infectious disease, the symptoms of which appear suddenly in men, women and children and can cause serious health problems if not treated properly.

What is mouse fever

Toxins of the disease also affect the walls of blood vessels, resulting in their ruptures and serious hemorrhages, which is a huge stress and serious injury for the body.

How can you get mouse fever?

The main causes of infection are as follows:

If a person inhales air saturated with particles of saliva or droppings of sick rodents.
When consuming foods with residues of mice and rats. Sources of infection can be not only baked goods, but also pickles stored in cellars and barns.
In contact with rodents. The virus is able to enter the body through wounds on the skin and mucous membrane.

According to statistics, you can most often become infected in the summer, as the number of encounters with small carriers of the infection increases significantly.

Incubation period

The development of the disease looks like a common cold, but it very quickly develops into a serious infectious disease that metastasizes to almost all internal organs of a person.

But there have been cases where the disease took root in the body for about 3 weeks.

The disease proceeds according to the following scenario:

The patient's temperature rises. The readings on the thermometer can reach 41 degrees. This state will continue for about four days.
Severe migraines, vomiting and nausea, and constant chills will begin to appear.
Vision will weaken, the infected person will begin to see the world in red, and “spots” will flash before their eyes.
A small red rash will appear on the chest and neck.
At this stage, approximately 4-5 days, the most unpleasant time occurs for the kidneys and excretory system of the body. Their work is disrupted, the patient practically cannot go to the toilet, and experiences constant pain in the abdomen and bladder area.
Frequent bleeding begins in the stomach, nose, and uterus.
After a week and a half, the symptoms will begin to subside and the temperature will subside. The vomiting will go away in two to three days. But fever can manifest itself for several years in a row in increased fatigue, drowsiness and excessive sweating.

Symptoms of mouse fever in men and women.

Classification

Mouse fever (symptoms in men and women in their primary manifestations do not depend on classification) is divided into several main types. They are distinguished by several characteristics.

By transmission route:

Contact-household method.
Food.
Water.

By method of infection:

Ticks.
Mosquitoes.
Contagious.

Symptoms

Mouse fever (symptoms in men, women and children are generally the same) manifests itself through many factors.

For different genders and ages they will occur with different intensity:

Men	Women	Children
At the initial stages, the symptoms are not as bright as in women and children, but they begin to manifest themselves earlier. Men are significantly more likely to experience cerebral hemorrhage, which is often associated with weak blood vessels and high levels of stress in everyday life.	The female body resists longer during the incubation period; the time it takes for the disease to develop without symptoms can reach two weeks. Symptoms are more vivid and serious than in men. Impairments in kidney function will appear in the first two weeks.	Children and teenagers begin to feel unwell earlier than adults and react to everything more acutely. The first signs will appear on the second or third day, since the child’s body is weak and resists worse.

The main symptoms of hemorrhagic fever are:

Intoxication, most often manifested in severe headaches and weakness of the body.
Fever. It can reach 41 degrees.
Nausea and vomiting.
Severe pressing pain in the lower back and abdomen.
Significant decrease in urine output per day.
Increased urine output at the end of the period of fever.

First signs

It is very important to identify the disease in the early stages of its development and promptly take all necessary measures.

The clinical picture of murine fever generally consists of five main stages:

Initial period starts counting directly from the time of infection and continues until the first symptoms appear. This is the so-called incubation period. Its duration has already been mentioned earlier. Most often, the disease manifests itself earlier in men; women resist the infection a little longer.
The next part is the first exacerbation. Here the patient describes his condition as a common cold: there is body aches; temperature; nausea; general loss of strength; intoxication occurs.
At the third stage The daily rate of urea excretion is significantly reduced. This clearly indicates problems in the functioning of one or both kidneys. This condition will disturb the patient for a little less than two weeks. Typically the period is 10 – 12 days. On the 3rd day of this stage, severe nausea and vomiting, pain and heaviness in the lumbar region will begin.
After these days the temperature gradually returns to normal, and with the right approach to treatment, kidney function is restored. The body can produce up to 3 liters of urine per day. This is a positive symptom, and it indicates a gradual normalization of the body’s functioning.
Final stage can last from a month and stretch for many years. The fever disappears, but the following remain: severe fatigue; general exhaustion of the body; sleep problems (both insomnia and constant drowsiness); increased sweating.

Diagnostics

If the fever is generally mild, treatment can be carried out under the supervision of three doctors:

Therapist.
Infectious disease specialist.
Nephrologist.

The general process of studying fever includes the following subpoints:

Questioning and external examination of the patient. When collecting anamnesis, the attending physician must pay attention to the individual nature of the complaints and how long ago they began. The fact of contact of the infected person with rodents must be clarified.
Research of collected samples in the laboratory. A blood test helps identify the presence of an inflammatory process. A biochemical blood test will allow doctors to assess whether the kidneys and excretory system are functioning normally. The indicator depends on the plasma level of substances such as urea and creatinine. The PCR test makes it possible to find traces of infection in the biological material of the sick person. In the initial stages of fever development, other diagnostic methods will, unfortunately, be unable to help.
Stage of instrumental research. This area is limited to just ultrasound. The analysis is able to visualize the structure of the kidneys and identify significant disturbances in their function and harmful deviations from the normal state.

This diagnostic kit is enough for an experienced doctor to accurately determine whether the mouse fever virus is present in the patient’s body or not.

Treatment

Mouse fever (symptoms in men, women and children are described above) has some subtleties and treatment features that should never be neglected.

Such complex diseases require a comprehensive set of therapeutic actions, medications and appropriate therapy:

From the very beginning to the end of the period of fever, the patient must strictly adhere to bed rest. This is due to the tendency of the pathogen to disrupt the functioning of blood vessels. They become brittle, which often leads to hemorrhages. The duration of the period that the patient will spend in bed should be determined by his infectious disease doctor and on average ranges from 3 to 5 weeks.
In order to minimize pain, broad-spectrum analgesics are used. Their group includes, for example, Analgin and Ketorolac.
Lavomax can be an excellent drug that can fight the virus.
It is imperative to systematically reduce fever and fight inflammation. This is where Nurofen, Paracetamol and similar drugs can come to the rescue.
It is necessary to take sorbents in order for the body to cope with the increased content of toxins and other toxic substances.
It is also important to keep the systems in good shape. To do this, you can take vitamins and a glucose-containing complex of medications.
If an infected person experiences swelling, it is necessary to use a hormonal complex. Dexamethasone or Prednisolone is usually prescribed.

Traditional methods

The main goal of the traditional medicine methods used in the fight against mouse fever will be to minimize the harmful effects of the disease on kidney function and their proper functioning.

Among others, there are several of the most effective means to achieve the desired effect:

Decoction with flax seeds. 2 tsp. seeds, pour 300 ml of water, bring to a boil, cool to room temperature and the resulting solution is used 5 - 6 times a day, half a mug.
Drink with blue cornflower. For 500 ml of hot water, take about 2 tbsp. l. cornflower flowers. They must be infused for 2 hours, then the liquid must be filtered. This decoction should be taken three hours before meals. During the day, it is advisable to drink the entire prepared drink.
Horsetail also effective in fighting mouse fever. For a mug of boiling water you need to prepare 3 tbsp. herbs, then leave for an hour and filter. The tincture should be taken evenly throughout the day.
Buckwheat. The tops of this plant have healing properties. For 1000 ml of water you need to take 50 g of the crushed plant, boil it for 15 minutes, filter and take it sparingly until the end of the day.
Currant. This plant helps when there is a risk of blood clots. Freshly prepared currant juice should be drunk 50-200 ml three to four times a day.

Diet for mouse fever

With such a serious disease, it is necessary to strictly adhere to a certain diet in order to avoid problems with the gastrointestinal tract, liver and kidneys.

The main rules that the patient must follow:

It is required to completely eliminate all alcoholic beverages from the diet.
Products containing a high percentage of vinegar should not be consumed during a fever, as well as in the next 3-4 months after. These are items such as marinades and mayonnaise.
Smoked and canned foods have a detrimental effect on the functions of the excretory system, so you need to consume them to a minimum.

Fatty fried meat and fish products.
Whole milk, any fermented milk products.
Fatty and strong broths.
Bean by-products.
Milk cocoa and coffee.
Sweet foods and foods high in glucose.
Carbonated soft drinks.

Consequences and complications

These include:

Complications in the functioning of the kidneys. This includes renal failure, pyelonephritis, uric acid diathesis and other unpleasant diseases of the excretory system.
Chronic pictures such as renal failure, myocarditis, abscesses, pancreatitis.
Brain hemorrhages.
Pulmonary edema.

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The rare infectious disease got its name from the virus carriers – mice. The pathology is characterized by an acute course and can cause disturbances in the functioning of the kidneys, heart, and lungs. Men of reproductive age get sick more often than other groups. Death is possible due to untimely treatment or concomitant diseases.

The causative agent of mouse fever

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a zoonotic infection. The causative agent is an RNA virus of the genus Hantavirus. It has a spiral or spherical shape, persists for a long time at low temperatures and dies at 37 °C.

For humans, 4 serotypes are pathogenic - Seoul, Dobrava, Puumala, Hantaan. Viral agents often multiply in the cytoplasm of infected cells of the kidneys, salivary glands, and liver. Hantavirus can survive in the body of a deceased host for six months. The RNA virus is sensitive to disinfectants (chloramine, Lysol solution), UV rays and the sun, but is resistant to penicillin.

Routes of transmission

The infection is transmitted by rodents - red field mice, rats, bats. Infection occurs through mouse excrement. The virus is not transmitted from person to person, only from infected rodents, which pose a danger for 2 years.

Airborne dust path

Mouse flu is often transmitted by airborne dust, i.e. You can become infected through inhaled dust. Air particles contain small pieces of dried mouse droppings that can cause fever. The virus enters the body through the upper respiratory tract. In this way, the bacterium is more often transmitted to people working in old buildings, granaries or grain harvesting.

Nutritional infection

Viral agents also enter the body through the consumption of water and poorly washed foods. They contain rat droppings from contact with rodents. The infection is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, i.e. through dirty hands with particles of droppings into the mouth.

Infection by direct contact

Infection occurs through direct contact of people with mouse feces. A small scratch on the surface of the skin is enough for this. Direct contact with rodent carriers (live or dead) also leads to symptoms of fever if the person has a weakened immune system. There are known cases of contact infection of people after insect bites that came into contact with rodent carriers.

Prevention of mouse disease

There are preventive measures to prevent infection. Fever can be prevented by following these recommendations:

Observe personal hygiene rules - wash your hands with soap.
Subject products to heat treatment.
Destroy rodents in epidemiological areas.
Wash vegetables and fruits.
Avoid contact of food with soil or water.
Do not drink from unsafe water bodies.
Use a respirator and gloves when working on agricultural sites.
Carry out pest control of industrial and residential premises.
Package food carefully to limit rodent access.

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Mouse fever is a zoonotic disease of viral origin. The infection causes general intoxication of the body, damage to the urinary system and hemorrhagic syndrome.

The culprit of murine (or hemorrhagic) fever is RNA viruses of the Bunyavirales family, characterized by high virulence. The most common representative of the family is the Hantaan virus (it received its name in honor of the Hantaan River in South Korea, near which it was discovered). It has several subspecies with different habitats:

Virus Puumala distributed in the European part of the continent.
Virus Dubrava. Habitat: Balkan countries.
Seul- found all over the world.

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a common disease in Russia. The source of infection, as well as the natural reservoir, are animals.

The causative agent of mouse fever

Contact with them, as well as with their waste products, is extremely dangerous for humans.

The infection is not transmitted from one person to another.

Depending on the type of rodent that is the source of infection, two types of virus are distinguished:

Oriental. Mainly localized in Asian countries and the Russian Far East. The natural reservoir is the Asian field and forest mouse. The virus causes severe forms of fever with a high mortality rate.
West. The carrier of the infection is the bank vole, and often house rats. The disease caused by this virus is characterized by a milder course and low mortality.

Rodents become latent virus carriers, releasing the pathogen into the environment along with waste products. Mice become infected from each other through airborne droplets.

Routes of infection

The immune system of a healthy person is easily able to resist the causative agent of hemorrhagic fever. But if the immune system is weakened by any disease, contact with the virus will lead to infection and subsequent development of infection. The main ways the pathogen enters the human body are:

Outbreaks of infection are rare; usually the disease is isolated, affecting people with the greatest predisposition to the disease. HFRS causes strong immunity that lasts for life.

There are no known cases of recurrent hemorrhagic fever.

Most often, the virus affects the following categories of people:

The pronounced seasonality of the disease (spring-autumn period) is explained by a decrease in the rodent population in winter.

Symptoms of the disease

Doctors distinguish five stages in the development of mouse fever, the symptoms and treatment of each of them are different. If the sick person is not provided with timely medical care, the course of the disease may be fatal.

Stages of HFRS:

The oliguric period is a decrease in temperature and the appearance of constant pain in the lower back, indicating damage to the kidney tissue. There are symptoms of intoxication - vomiting, digestive problems. The amount of urine decreases sharply. This phenomenon is called “oliguria”.

At this stage, symptoms of pathological changes in the nervous system appear (dizziness, delirium, hallucinations), which are explained by small hemorrhages in the brain tissue.

The oliguric stage of fever is dangerous due to the resulting consequences - acute renal and adrenal failure.

The polyuric period is characterized by restoration of kidney function. Weakness and polyuria (excessive urine production) persist for several more months.
The period of recovery of the body after illness. Patients experience residual effects in the form of asthenia, disturbances in the functioning of the endocrine and nervous systems, and lumbar pain.

Another specific symptom of fever is hemorrhagic syndrome, in which a bright red rash appears on the skin. Usually it appears in the form of wide stripes.

Hemorrhages appear not only on the skin, but also on the mucous membranes and sclera of the eyes.

Treatment options for HFRS

People who are sick are not dangerous to others, since it is impossible to become infected from an infected person. Therefore, patients are placed not only in infectious diseases departments of hospitals, but also in regular hospitals.

To recover, the patient needs:

The patient requires a number of medications that not only destroy the infectious agent, but also support the patient’s immunity.

An approximate list of medications used in the treatment of hemorrhagic fever:

Destination purpose	Medicine
Prevention of complications	Antibacterial drugs (for example, Penicillin)
Detoxification and restoration of normal organ function	Intravenous administration of glucose, ascorbic acid, albumin. Protease inhibitors are indicated.
Restoring diuresis	Lasix, diuretics
For nausea and vomiting	Perinorm, Tserukal, Tseruglan
At elevated temperatures	Antipyretics (Nurofen and Paracetamol)
Relieving pain	Analgesics and antispasmodics (Trigan, Analgin, etc.)
Improving microcirculation in organs	Curantil and Eufillin

The patient is discharged no earlier than 3-4 weeks from the start of treatment for the disease.

How can you get mouse fever?

Incubation period

Classification

Symptoms

First signs

Diagnostics

Treatment

Traditional methods

Diet for mouse fever

Consequences and complications

Video about mouse fever, its symptoms and treatment methods

What is mouse fever?

How can you get infected?

Mouse fever has the following symptoms

These signs include:

In adults, the disease manifests itself with similar symptoms, but in a more severe form:

Mouse fever has several stages

How is mouse fever treated with folk remedies?

Fees

Prevention of mouse fever

Facts about the disease:

WAYS OF TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS

Transmission routes:

CLASSIFICATION OF THE DISEASE

By stages:

Other symptoms:

Symptoms of the oliguric stage:

DIAGNOSTICS

Drug treatment:

COMPLICATIONS

Dangerous complications:

PREVENTIVE MEASURES

PROGNOSIS FOR RECOVERY

Mouse fever: symptoms and treatment

Virus transmission

Treatment of mouse fever

Mouse fever: mechanism of infection, signs and treatment methods

How does a person become infected?

Clinical picture of mouse fever

Complications

Diagnostics

Treatment of mouse fever

Preventive measures

Virus transmission

Mouse fever: symptoms, course of the disease

Treatment of mouse fever

How can you catch mouse fever?

Symptoms of mouse fever in men and women

Features of symptoms of mouse fever in children

Treatment of mouse fever, drugs

What are the possible complications?

What is mouse fever

How can you get mouse fever?

Incubation period

Classification

Symptoms

First signs

Diagnostics

Treatment

Traditional methods

Diet for mouse fever

Consequences and complications

Video about mouse fever, its symptoms and treatment methods

The causative agent of mouse fever

Routes of transmission

Airborne dust path

Nutritional infection

Infection by direct contact

Prevention of mouse disease

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The causative agent of mouse fever

Routes of infection

Symptoms of the disease

Treatment options for HFRS

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