‘Mouse fever’ breaks out among Russian military in Kupyansk sector

"An outbreak of so-called "mouse or rat-bite fever" has been spreading among many Russian units in the Kupyansk sector of the front....also known as Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, is a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans by rodents either through direct contact, inhalation, urine, feces, or mucous secretions. Symptoms include severe headache, high fever, rash, low blood pressure, bleeding eyes, nausea, vomiting, and severe lower back pain. In its early stages, the disease resembles the common flu. The disease affects the kidneys, causing the infected person to experience severe pain in the lower back and difficulty urinating." UV