KYASANUR FOREST DISEASE Why in News “Since January 1, the Karnataka Department of Health and Family Welfare has conducted 2,567 tests and 68 people have been found positive.” The disease was fi rst noticed in the Kysanur Forest area of Sorab Taluk in Shivamogga district Karnataka in 1956, and was named after the region. It is also known as monkey fever, as monkeys also get infected. The disease spreads through ticks. Primates that come in contact with infective ticks contract the disease. Human beings who visit the forest area either for livelihood, to graze cattle, or to collect fi rewood contract the disease. Symptoms start to appear three to eight days after the bite of an infective tick. Fever, redness of the eyes, severe headache, and body pain are common symptoms. There is no specifi c treatment. INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM) An intercontinental ballistic mi...
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