Multiple choice

Which of the following viral diseases has the given symptoms?

The first symptoms of a disease are mood instability, agitation, mental confusion and throat petechiae and then nosebleeds, vomiting and black stools. Then, liver becomes swollen and painful. Disseminated intravascular coagulation may occur as well as acute kidney failure and shock. Acute respiratory distress syndrome also occurs sometimes. 

  1. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)

  2. Colorado tick fever

  3. Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)

  4. Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
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Explanation

The initial symptoms of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) are mood instability, agitation, mental confusion and throat petechiae, then soon nosebleeds, vomiting and black stools. The liver becomes swollen and painful. Disseminated intravascular coagulation may occur as well as acute kidney failure, shock and sometimes acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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