Chikungunya is a virus transmitted to people by mosquitoes. This virus is transmitted by Aedes aegipti and aedes aebopictus mosquitoes.The most common symptom of the virus is fever and joint pain. The symptom begins between 3-7 days. Some other symptom include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash. People that are at risk to be infected include new born, older people and people with medical conditions such as high blood pressure,diabetes, heart disease.
There is no medicine to treat chikungunya. To reduce the symptom: get plenty of rest, drink a lot of fluid to prevent dehydration,take medicine such as ibuprofen, ,acetaminophen or paracetamol to relieve fever and pain.
To prevent Chikungunya use a mosquito bed net, put insect repellent, put window screen to prevent the mosquito to get in.
During the summer in Haiti people were infected with the virus of Chikungunya. Some member of my family contracted the disease via mosquito bite. they all have fever, joint pain, headache. where the mosquito bite them , were swelling. Since they have joint pain , some of them have difficulty walking straight and start walking funny. They were for almost a week. Since there is no treatment ( vaccine ) so the doctor prescribe them paracetamol, ibuprofen and advise them to drink a lot of fluid. Also you can get infected again if another mosquito bite you. Helene have chikungunya already and was feeling better when another mosquito decided to bite her in the ears. Her ears were swelling
and have the fever again.
Rash
Joint pain
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