BEIJING : - After thousands of deaths from the corona virus, another deadly virus has started spreading in China, killing seven people, according to a report by the foreign news agency Mirror. The epidemic has affected 60 people in China. According to infectious disease experts, all patients in eastern China are suffering from high fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), unless the disease is caught as soon as possible. If done, thousands of people could be affected.
Early symptoms of the virus, first found in rural China in 2009, can include fatigue, fever and urgency. The latest outbreak is believed to have started in April, with dozens of cases reported in neighboring Jiangsu and Anhui provinces.
A 65-year-old farmer in Jiangsu recently fell ill with a 40C fever and persistent cough. He was diagnosed with SFTS - the 37th confirmed case in a provincial hospital. Sheng, an infectious disease specialist Jifang told China's state-run Global Times newspaper that the virus could be transmitted from infected animals or people to other people through blood, respiratory tract and wounds. By the time I arrived, 16 people had been infected.
