Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: A Growing Health Concern in Spain
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Doctors in Spain found new cases of a disease called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. This disease can make people very sick. It comes from small bugs called ticks. Ticks live in nature, often on animals.
Experts say this disease is not far away anymore. It is not something strange from another place. It can happen in Spain too. People need to know about it.
The disease can spread from a tick bite. It can also spread from touching blood of a sick person or animal. This makes it a public health problem.
Doctors want people to know the symptoms. These can include fever, pain, and bleeding. People should also learn how to stay safe from ticks.
Simple steps can help. People can wear long clothes outside. They can check their skin for ticks after walking in fields or forests. Fast medical help is important if someone feels sick after a tick bite.
Vocabulary15 words
- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
- a serious sickness that can cause bleeding
- ticks
- small bugs that bite and can carry sickness
- public health
- the health of many people together
- symptoms
- signs that show someone is sick
- fever
- when the body is too hot because of sickness
- exotic
- coming from a far or unusual place
- infection
- sickness that spreads in the body
- case
- one example of someone having a sickness
- detect
- to find or discover something
- spread
- to move from one place or person to another
- prevent
- to stop something before it happens
- risk
- the chance something bad will happen
- animal
- a living creature, like a dog or cow
- field
- an open area of land, often with grass
- medical
- about doctors, health, or hospitals
Quiz
Answer key
1. Ticks 2. Spain 3. False
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Doctors in Spain found new _____ of a disease called Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever.
This disease can make people very _____.
It comes from small bugs called _____.
Experts say this disease is not far away _____.
The disease can spread from a tick _____.
It can also spread from touching _____ of a sick person or animal.
This makes it a public health _____.
Doctors want people to know the _____.
People should also learn how to stay _____ from ticks.
Fast medical help is important if someone feels sick after a tick _____.