Looks like they're all dying of
this nasty shit.
The virus is carried by livestock ticks, and humans are vulnerable when they live in close proximity with herds of sheep or goats. The virus is spread through urine, stools, blood or spit.
"The symptoms are nose-bleeds, bleeding from the rectum, even through the skin," Dr Mohammed said.
Medical technologist Dr Javed Akbar said the fact that the victims were poor and uneducated meant they had little or no appreciation of hygiene. "They don?t grasp the importance of keeping clean, of distancing themselves from their livestock," he said.