Spread
The main hosts of OHFV are rodents like the non–native muskrat. OHFV was first in ticks which gave it to rodents by biting them. Humans get the illness by getting bitten by a tick. The disease also could be transmitted by being in contact with a muskrat. They got infected and ill which lead to death. Humans later were infected by getting in contact with blood, feces or the urine of a dead or sick muskrat (or any type of rat). The virus could also spread through milk from goats or sheep since the virus can live through water. The infection is very contagious. Those who follow all the procedures will have a smaller chance of getting the disease.
Read more about this topic: Omsk Hemorrhagic Fever
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