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*The virus re-emerged in 2004 in countries of the Indian Ocean and has since then, spread to new locations leading to millions of cases throughout countries globally.<br> | *The virus re-emerged in 2004 in countries of the Indian Ocean and has since then, spread to new locations leading to millions of cases throughout countries globally.<br> | ||
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*The Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitos are the main vectors of the virus. | |||
*The human being becomes the reservoir of infection&nbsp;and transmitted from human to human via the infected mosquito. | |||
*These mosquitos bite mainly in the daytime and are also known to transmit the dengue virus <ref name="cdc">Cdc.gov. Chikungunya outbreak progresses in Caribbean, Central and South America| CDC Online Newsroom | CDC [Internet]. 2015 [cited 20 June 2015]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p1106-chikungunya-outbreak.html</ref> | |||
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Chikungunya (CHIK-V) Fever
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- An acute febrile illness associated with polyarthralgias, caused by the infection of the arthropod-borne alpha-virus, Chikunguyna virus (CHIK-V).
- The virus is transmitted to humans primarily through the bite of an infected mosquito
- The term Chikungunya is derived from the Makinde word meaning “that which bends up” [1]
- The first discovery of the CHIK-V was in 1952 in Tanzania, Africa with the first outbreak noted in 1999 in Malaysia affecting 27 people [2].
- The virus re-emerged in 2004 in countries of the Indian Ocean and has since then, spread to new locations leading to millions of cases throughout countries globally.
Aetiology[edit | edit source]
- The Aedes Aegypti and Aedes Albopictus mosquitos are the main vectors of the virus.
- The human being becomes the reservoir of infection and transmitted from human to human via the infected mosquito.
- These mosquitos bite mainly in the daytime and are also known to transmit the dengue virus [3]
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- ↑ Staples J, Breiman R, Powers A. Chikungunya Fever: An Epidemiological Review of a Re‐Emerging Infectious Disease. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2009;49(6):942-948.
- ↑ Selvaraj I. Chikungunya. Presentation presented at; New Delhi.
- ↑ Cdc.gov. Chikungunya outbreak progresses in Caribbean, Central and South America| CDC Online Newsroom | CDC [Internet]. 2015 [cited 20 June 2015]. Available from: http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p1106-chikungunya-outbreak.html
