chikungunya

CHIKUNGUNYA

• Chikungunya is viral illness disease transmitted to human by the bite of an infected Aedes Aegypti mosquito

• The name comes from a word in the African Kimakonde language and means “ bent over in pain “. It suffering with severe joint pains.

Symptoms

After an incubation period symptoms of

• Severe joint pain
• Fever ( up to 104 F )
• Chills
• Nausea
• Severe headache
• Vomiting

In particular cases the joints might become swollen and painful to touch.


Recovery Time

• Almost all cases will recover within 3 – 5 days
• Some patients might have Persistant joint pains for months
• Children may display Neurologic symptoms 

Diagnosis   

• Serologic  testing, virus isolation test, IgM testing and genetic ID of virus gene structures.
• Detection of either C or E1 genome indicates positive results, similarly increased antibody also mark presence of chikungunya virus

Treatment

• There is no specific treatment or vaccination for chikungunya.
• Treatment is just symptomatic with rest, fluids, antipyretics and anti-convulsants.

 

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