Prevention of Chikungunya

Specific treatment is not available and there is no vaccine for the prevention of Chikungunya fever. In Malaysia, fogging is the main way to prevent and control the outbreaks. In addition, we also can protect our self by treated and removed all stagnant water. Stagnant water is where the infecting mosquito Aedes aegypti breeds. So, we have to beware now! Don't go out from your house especially in the dawn and dusk periods because this is the feeding period of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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Just the Facts...

How is Chikungunya diagnosed?
Chikungunya is diagnosed by blood tests. Since the clinical appearance of both Chikungunya and dengue are similar, laboratory confirmation is important, especially in areas where dengue is present.

Who is at risk for Chikungunya?
Anyone who is bitten by an infected mosquito can get Chikungunya, including babies.

What is the treatment for Chikungunya?
There is no specific treatment for Chikungunya. Supportive therapy that help ease symptoms, such as administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and getting plenty of rest, may be beneficial. Infected persons should be isolated from mosquitoes in as much as possible in order to avoid transmission of infection to other people.


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What are the Causes of Chikungunya?

Chikungunya virus is indigenous to tropical Africa and Asia, where it is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes, usually of the genus Aedes. Chikungunya virus belongs to alpha-vus under Toga virdae family.It is an "Arbovirus"(Ar-arthropod,bo-borne). CHIK fever epidemics are sustained by human-mosquito-human transmission. The word "chikungunya" is thought to derive from description in local dialect of the contorted posture of patients afflicted with the severe joint pain associated with this disease. The main virus reservoirs are monkeys, but other species can also be affected, including humans.

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What is the Statistic of Chikungunya in Malaysia?

From this table, the numbers of cases for Chikungunya in Malaysia from 4th until 17th January in 2009 is 364 cases. The state that recorded upper cases was Selangor is 92 cases and Perlis recorded lowers cases is 2 cases only.

According to Health Ministry, the number of cases for Chikungunya will increase until the next year.

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Add information about the symptoms of chikungunya

Before this Zaima had explained what are the symptoms of Chikungunya. Today, I also want to talk about the symptoms of Chikungunya. I just want to add some information about the symptoms of this fever.

For add information, the incubation period of Chikungunya disease is from two to four days. In addition, the patient also have the symptoms such as:

• insomnia
• fever up to 40^o celsius
• vomiting
• muscle pain
• fatigue
• nausea
• rash

So, I hope from this information all of you will know better about the symptoms of this virus. If you have some or all the symptoms like I explain, you better go to meet a doctor now!

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This a several picture about chikugunya..

this pic show leg already biting buy mosquito, patience who detect chikugunya, and mosquito biting human skin.

question no 2..what are the symptoms of chikugunya?

Symptoms of chikugunya

Before this we already discuss about Chikugunya is about..I think who get Chikugunya have a symptoms about this desease..and we know what is chikugunya.

Actually chikugunya symptoms begin almost immidiately after a viral infections. for your information, i will give several of the symptoms of Chikugunya for all knowledge..i think it very important to all know about this because we can cure this fast.

The symptoms is...

• fever with very high temperature
• acute pain all over the body
• sharp pain in the join accompanied by swelling
• severe headache
• profuse rashes
• conjunctivitis
• loss of taste in tongue
• mouth ulcers

i think every patience who get it will fell uncomfortable during period they detect of chikugunya.

Emmm... What is chikungunya fever?

Assalamualaikum.......................

emmm...
today i like to give a definition what is Chikungunya for you all !!!! Chikungunya fever is a viral illness that is spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes. Chikungunya fever typically lasts from five to seven days and frequently causes severe and often incapacitating joint pain which sometimes persists for much longer periods. It is rarely life-threatening. There is no specific treatment for the disease but analgesics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication may be used to reduce the pain and swelling. Aspirin should be avoided.
There is no vaccine against this virus, so preventive measures depend entirely on avoiding mosquito bites which occur mainly during the daytime, and eliminating mosquito breeding sites.

My experience about Chikungunya..

Hi...

I like to share with all of you about my experience when i got a Chikungunya fever. I got this fever last year and i believe i got this virus when i go back to my village at Perak for celebrate Hari Raya Puasa. A few days before Hari Raya Puasa, i'm feeling not well, i got a fever and at the same time i had to continue my fast. I can't eat my favourite food like rice and lauk-pauk because my body can't accept any food except porridge. Along i got a fever i can't do anything work because my body is very weak. My mother give much attention to me and take care about me. She make a porridge to me and always make sure i take the medicine at the right time. A few days after Hari Raya Puasa i feel much better.

But, when i come back from my village, i'm feeling not well. I got a fever again and this time my fever is very bad than before. Its make a many problem to me because my final exam will start in two days. I'm very scared and I'm crying when i think if i can't take the exam. I'm very stress at that time. One day before my final exam start, i decided to meet the doctor at Pusat Kesihatan. A doctor give me the medicine like antibiotic and panadol and he also remember me to come back to see him if my fever not recover. After take a medicine especially antibiotic, i feel much better and i only cure from this fever when i come back to my house at Perak to finished my holiday.

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Assalamualaikum...

Today, i like to give a definition what is Chikungunya.Chikungunya (in the Makonde language "that which bends up") virus (CHIKV) is an insect-borne virus, of the genus, Alphavirus, that is transmitted to humans by virus-carrying Aedes mosquitoes. There have been recent outbreaks of CHIKV associated with severe morbidity CHIKV causes an ilness with symptoms similar to dengue fever. CHIKV manifests itself with an acute febrile phase of the ilness lasts only two to five days, followed by a prolonged arthralgic disease that affects the joints of the extremities. The pain associated with CHIKV infection of the joints persists for weeks or months.

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