Kyasanur Forest disease is a tick-borne viral hemorrhagic fever found in southwestern India. It is caused by a virus in the family Flaviviridae, which is carried by hard ticks of the species Haemaphysalis spinigera and transmitted to humans through their bite.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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The disease is caused by a virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae.
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Kyasanur forest disease (KFD) is a tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever endemic to southwestern India.
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The disease was first reported from Kattinakere village forest, which is in the Kyasanur forest range of Karnataka in India in March 1957.
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