severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS)

Etiology

• Bunyavirus

Epidemiology

• discovered in central & northeast China

Clinical manifestations

• high fever
• thrombocytopenia
• leukopenia
• multiorgan failure

Laboratory

• complete blood count (CBC):
  • leukopenia
  • thrombocytopenia

Complications

• mortality 12% of hospitalized patients

More general terms

• syndrome
• viral infection