Ross River Fever is a tropical infectious disease characterised by influenza-like illness and polyarthritis. It is caused by infection with the Ross River virus(RRV).
Many people infected with Ross River virus, particularly children, have no symptoms.The severity of symptoms can increase with age.
Symptoms may include:
• fever, chills
• muscle aches
• rash
• fatigue
• aching tendons
• swollen lymph nodes.
• headache, especially behind the eyes
• joint pain, swelling, stiffness.
The most distinctive feature of Ross River virus infection is usually joint pain.
Any joint in the body may be affected, but the most common sites are the wrists, knees, ankles, fi ngers, elbows, shoulders and jaw.
The pain may be more severe in different joints at different times. In most cases, symptoms disappear within six weeks, though some people may still have symptoms after a year or two and the symptoms may come and go.
About 10% of people have ongoing depression and fatigue.
A specially labelled blood sample collection kit containing everything needed by a nurse or doctor to take the blood sample. The kit will be unique and coded specifically to you.
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