The 70-year-old woman was infected by a tick bite and unfortunately passed away. After the funeral arrangements, four family members developed symptoms of fever and diarrhea one after another. The Paper learned on April 25 from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine that the four patients were all positive for the new type of Bunya virus and were likely infected after contact with the old lady.

Previous Soon after, the mother of Sister Wang (pseudonym) from Xinchang County, Shaoxing started to have fever and diarrhea after going to the mountains to pick tea. She did not get better after a few days and became confused. She was sent to a local hospital, but she could not be rescued. After the old lady passed away, Sister Wang and her younger sister wiped their mother's body and put on her shroud. Not long after taking care of the funeral, Sister Wang's family and her younger sister developed fever and diarrhea one after another. Sister Wang was already unconscious when she was sent to the emergency room of the First Hospital of Zhejiang University and was diagnosed with Viral meningitis.

After testing at the hospital, all four people were positive for the new bunya virus nucleic acid - a viral infection with ticks as the main vector. Doctors speculated that the old lady was probably bitten by a tick while picking tea in the mountains. She failed to seek medical treatment in time after developing symptoms, and then spread the virus to her family.

Zhejiang University Chief Physician Sheng Jifang, director of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the First Hospital, said that the new type of bunya virus is also called "fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome". The main transmission route in China is tick bites. It can be spread from person to person and comes into contact with infected people (and corpses). ) blood, body fluids, and vomitus, the risk of infection is very high.

The Paper has learned that the new type of bunya virus can cause systemic infection, the most common of which are fever, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, severe shock, multiple organ failure, or encephalitis or myocarditis. , leading to death.

After Sister Wang and the other four people were diagnosed clearly, their conditions improved after symptomatic treatment, but Sister Wang was not completely out of danger yet.

Ticks mostly live in places with lush vegetation in the wild and feed on the blood of rats, birds and other mammals. They live from May to October every year.Jump period. Experts remind that you should avoid sitting, lying or playing for long periods of time in grasslands, woods and other places in the wild. It is best to wear long-sleeved clothes, tighten your trouser legs, no sandals, and take measures to prevent mosquitoes and insects. If you are bitten by a tick, do not forcefully pull it out. This may cause the tick's mouthparts and forelimbs to break off and remain on the body surface. Apply alcohol to the head of the tick to let it loosen and fall off, or go to the hospital for treatment.