Epidemiologické charakteristiky hemoragických horeček a možný význam pro ČR

• Main Author: Svobodová, Alžběta
• Other Authors: Fabiánová, Kateřina
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: Czech
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-285151

The viruses of hemorrhagic fevers (VHF) indicate acute infections disorders. They can be in progress asympthomaticly or as a light fever disorder, but in the higt percent of cases they end up by the patient's death. Viruses of hemorrhagic fevers keep up outdoor thanks to the host animal on which they are according to their existence fully depend. Transmission to a human is possible because of the vectors. Mosquitos, ticks or rodents are the most frequently vectors. Aerosol or contacts with infected person are the other ways of transmision. Some VHFs can be transmited due to a contact with an attacted animal. There is no causal medicine of the most VHFs, supporting therapy plays the main role in patient's treatment. Similarly, the vaccination doesn't mostly exist and the prevention of VHF aims at the vector control and at the prevence of their contact with human. Althouht VHHs are found mainly in tropic and subtropic areas, rarely, it is possible meet with them in the form of imported infections in our country. It seems that with increasing number of people travelling abroad, with increasing possibility of travelling to exotic countries and with increasing migration of inhabitants, we will meat imported infections of VHHs more often in the future. In connection with global warming and geographical...