Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a viral disease of humans and livestock that can cause mild to severe symptoms. The mild symptoms may include: fever, ...RiftValleyfeverFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchHumanandlivestockviraldiseaseMedicalconditionRiftValleyfeverTEMmicrographoftissueinfectedwithRiftValleyfevervirusSpecialtyInfectiousdisease,veterinarymedicine SymptomsFever,musclepains,headaches[1]ComplicationsLossofsight,confusion,bleeding,liverproblems[1]DurationUptoaweek[1]CausesPhlebovirusspreadbyaninfectedanimalormosquito[1]DiagnosticmethodFindingantibodiesorthevirusintheblood[1]PreventionVaccinatinganimalsagainstthedisease,decreasingmosquitobites[1]TreatmentSupportivecare[1]FrequencyOutbreaksinAfricaandArabia[1]RiftValleyfever(RVF)isaviraldiseaseofhumansandlivestockthatcancausemildtoseveresymptoms.Themildsymptomsmayinclude:fever,musclepains,andheadacheswhichoftenlastforuptoaweek.Theseveresymptomsmayinclude:lossofsightbeginningthreeweeksaftertheinfection,infectionsofthebraincausingsevereheadachesandconfusion,andbleedingtogetherwithliverproblemswhichmayoccurwithinthefirstfewdays.Thosewhohavebleedinghaveachanceofdeathashighas50%.[1]ThediseaseiscausedbytheRVFvirus.Itisspreadbyeithertouchinginfectedanimalblood,breathingintheairaroundaninfectedanimalbeingbutchered,drinkingrawmilkfromaninfectedanimal,orthebiteofinfectedmosquitoes.Animalssuchascows,sheep,goats,andcamelsmaybeaffected.Intheseanimalsitisspreadmostlybymosquitoes.[1]Itdoesnotappearthatonepersoncaninfectanotherperson.Thediseaseisdiagnosedbyfindingantibodiesagainstthevirusorthevirusitselfintheblood.[1]Preventionofthediseaseinhumansisaccomplishedbyvaccinatinganimalsagainstthedisease.Thismustbedonebeforeanoutbreakoccursbecauseifitisdoneduringanoutbreakitmayworsenthesituation.Stoppingthemovementofanimalsduringanoutbreakmayalsobeuseful,asmaydecreasingmosquitonumbersandavoidingtheirbites.Thereisahumanvaccine;however,asof2010itisnotwidelyavailable.Thereisnospecifictreatmentandmedicaleffortsares