There is yet another supposed virus on the block, Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF). This one is a real killer, killing between 10 to 40 percent of people who are infected. CCHF is endemic in Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and Asian countries south of the 50th parallel north. The CCHF virus is primarily transmitted to people by tick bites. Another form of transmission is through contact with infected animal blood or tissues during and immediately after slaughter. Indeed, in places like Africa, the majority of cases have been associated with people working with livestock, and meat.
This does not seem to be much of a problem for people in the urban West. But that has not stopped some media sources from pushing the lie that lockdowns may soon be back on the menu. However, some health authorities are critiquing this idea, saying that lockdowns will not prevent the spread of the disease, as people could still get tick infections during lockdown. Thus, the disease is unlike respiratory coronavirus diseases.