In Florida, the world's first recorded case of human infection with the dangerous Keystone virus

Scientists have confirmed that the 16-year-old guy from Florida was infected with the Keystone virus, which was previously observed only in animals, writes USA Today.

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Researchers at the University of Florida have identified the Keystone virus in a teenager after he went to the clinic in August 2016. North central florida. Doctors suspected that the teenager was infected with Zika virus, which was just raging at that time. But the test is not Zika virus was negative. The guy had a rash, itching and high fever.

“Although the virus has not previously been detected in humans, this infection may be common in North Florida,” said study author and director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute J. Glenn Morris.

Morris suggested that the doctors may not have known how to look for the virus, and it is likely that many cases of the disease they simply people were not identified.

The virus was first discovered in animals in 1964 in the Tampa Bay area (Florida). Then cases of the disease in animals were recorded in Texas. Symptoms include a rash, high fever and, in some cases, inflammation of the brain. The Florida teen showed no signs of brain inflammation.

Morris noted that while there is no specific treatment plan for the virus in humans.

"All types of this virus are transmitted by mosquitoes, but we don't fully understand the transmission rate of the disease," Morris said.

The only known way to prevent a virus is to avoid mosquito bites. The Environmental Protection Agency recommends wearing long sleeved shirts and trousers, is located in rooms where there are air conditioners, and use protective screens on windows and doors that will not let insects into the room.

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