The Oropouche virus was named after a village in Trinidad and Tobago where the virus was first isolated from an infected person.
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Yes, serious complications such as encephalitis and meningitis (inflammation of the brain and surrounding membranes) have occasionally been reported.
Symptoms of Sloth fever include fever, severe headache, chills, muscle aches, joint pain, nausea, vomiting, and a rash.
Approximately 60% of people infected with the Oropouche virus become ill, experiencing symptoms of Sloth fever.
Sloth fever has been reported in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
To prevent Sloth fever, avoid contact with mosquitoes and biting midges, and use insect repellent and protective clothing.
“Sloth fever” is caused by the Oropouche virus and is formally known as Oropouche virus disease or Oropouche fever.
No, despite the name, Sloth fever is not contracted via contact with sloths.
Sloth fever is not directly contagious between humans. It is transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes and biting midges.