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Chikungunya is an infection caused by the Alphavirus chikungunya (CHIKV). [7] [8] [5] The disease was first identified in 1952 in Tanzania and named based on the Kimakonde words for "to become contorted". [5] Symptoms include fever and joint pain. [4] These typically occur two to twelve days after exposure. [5]
An analysis of the chikungunya virus's genetic code suggests that the increased severity of the 2005–present outbreak may be due to a change in the genetic sequence, altering the virus' viral coat protein, which potentially allows it to multiply more easily in mosquito cells. [3]
Aedes aegypti (UK: / ˈ iː d iː z /; US: / eɪ d z / or / ˈ eɪ d iː z / from Greek αηδής 'hateful' and / eɪ ˈ dʒ ɪ p t i / from Latin, meaning 'of Egypt'), the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can spread dengue fever, chikungunya, Zika fever, Mayaro and yellow fever viruses, and other disease agents.
Chikungunya is characterized by a sudden high fever and intense joint pain, between four and seven days after infection. [4] [7] It can also cause headaches, muscle pain, fatigue, and rashes. [8] Most infected patients recover within 10 days, and deaths are rare. However, in some cases joint pain can linger for months or years.
Mosquito control measures during the Panama canal construction provide the only successful case study of reducing from outbreak status s to zero-malaria and zero-yellow fever, [36] where among applied measures the authority achieve zero yellow fever and zero malaria status where patients were aggressively treat in off-site facilities. Most of ...
If you think Zika sounds bad, just imagine contracting that virus and another exotic ailment from the same irritating little mosquito. You could get both Zika and chikungunya from one stupid ...
Yellow jacket stings are similar to bee and wasp stings. They cause extreme pain, redness, and swelling around the site, per Johns Hopkins Medicine. But yellow jackets don’t leave the stinger ...
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