Chikungunya Mosquito virus
This virus is progressing toward epidemic proportions. Few sources provide comprehensive lists as to the full extent of the outbteak.
?There is NO antiviral drug or vaccine for Chikungunya
?There is NO medicine to treat chikungunya virus infection or disease.
?Treatment to decrease the symptoms are available.
? Chikungunya generally DOES NOT cause death
?It can cause a debilitating illness, most often characterized by fever, headache, sentivity to light, redness of eyes, fatigue, loss of taste, mouth Ulcers, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, and joint pain.
?Unlike dengue, severe joint pain can set in for much longer--up to a year and be debilitating.
?Unlike dengue, young recover quickly (5-15 days) & middle age take up to 3 months and the elderly even longer.
?Mother-to-child transmission of chikungunya virus, during pregnancy was reported during the 2005?2006 outbreak on R?union Island, France.
?Contracting chikungunya can lead to worsening of any of their medical condition and may also lead to paralysis and/or kidney disorders.
?Chikungunya was one of more than a dozen agents the United States researched as potential biological weapons.
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Transmission of chikungunya has been reported throughout the Caribbean dating from May 2014. To date, the following Caribbean countries have reported cases of chikungunya:
Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados (unconfirmed reports)
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica (unconfirmed rreports)
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten (Dutch)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands
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The virus has also been reported worldwide:
Asia
Africa
Throughout Europe
America (North, Central & South)
This virus is progressing toward epidemic proportions. Few sources provide comprehensive lists as to the full extent of the outbteak.
?There is NO antiviral drug or vaccine for Chikungunya
?There is NO medicine to treat chikungunya virus infection or disease.
?Treatment to decrease the symptoms are available.
? Chikungunya generally DOES NOT cause death
?It can cause a debilitating illness, most often characterized by fever, headache, sentivity to light, redness of eyes, fatigue, loss of taste, mouth Ulcers, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, rash, and joint pain.
?Unlike dengue, severe joint pain can set in for much longer--up to a year and be debilitating.
?Unlike dengue, young recover quickly (5-15 days) & middle age take up to 3 months and the elderly even longer.
?Mother-to-child transmission of chikungunya virus, during pregnancy was reported during the 2005?2006 outbreak on R?union Island, France.
?Contracting chikungunya can lead to worsening of any of their medical condition and may also lead to paralysis and/or kidney disorders.
?Chikungunya was one of more than a dozen agents the United States researched as potential biological weapons.
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Transmission of chikungunya has been reported throughout the Caribbean dating from May 2014. To date, the following Caribbean countries have reported cases of chikungunya:
Anguilla
Antigua
Barbados (unconfirmed reports)
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Dominica
Dominican Republic
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica (unconfirmed rreports)
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Kitts
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin (French)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Sint Maarten (Dutch)
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
US Virgin Islands
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The virus has also been reported worldwide:
Asia
Africa
Throughout Europe
America (North, Central & South)
