{"id":1062,"date":"2026-04-03T05:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T05:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:26:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T05:26:05","slug":"kyasanur-forest-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.simplycurrentaffairs.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/kyasanur-forest-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyasanur\u00a0Forest Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kyasanur\u00a0Forest Disease<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Kyasanur\u00a0Forest Disease (KFD) is a\u00a0regional zoonotic disease<\/strong>\u00a0found in\u00a0Western Ghats<\/strong>, affecting states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa, and Maharashtra.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It is associated with sudden onset of\u00a0high grade\u00a0fever, prostration, nausea, vomiting,\u00a0diarrhea\u00a0and occasionally neurological &\u00a0haemorrhagic\u00a0manifestations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • The disease, caused by the\u00a0KFD virus<\/strong>, was first discovered in 1957 from\u00a0Kyasanur\u00a0forest area,\u00a0Shimoga\u00a0district of Karnataka.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It is also known as\u00a0\u201cmonkey disease\/monkey fever\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0because of its association with monkey deaths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Transmission<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • The\u00a0KFD virus<\/strong>\u00a0is a member of the genus\u00a0flavivirus<\/em>\u00a0and family\u00a0Flaviviridae<\/em>. People get KFD from\u00a0infected tick bites\u00a0<\/strong>(Haemaphysalis\u00a0spinigera<\/em>)\u00a0or exposure to an infected animal.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • KFD does not spread between people.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • There are currently\u00a0no KFD specific treatments or vaccines available.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Why in\u00a0News?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has\u00a0initiated\u00a0human clinical trials towards developing vaccine against\u00a0Kyasanur\u00a0Forest Disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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