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How fast will the debilitating chikungunya virus spread through the U.S.? | The Advisor... - 0 views

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The chikungunya virus was first identified in Tanzania in 1952
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The name "chikungunya" derives from the Kimakonde word for "to become contorted," which refers to the fever and intense muscle and joint pain that the virus inflicts on its victims for weeks and sometimes years
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Although the virus is rarely fatal, individuals who contract the virus "probably wish they would die" because it is so painful, says Robert Novak, a global health professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
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There is currently no vaccine or cure for those affected
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although the virus often runs its course in about a week, pain can linger for months or years.
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Chikungunya first arrived in the Western hemisphere in December 2013.
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he virus has spread to 17 countries or territories in the Caribbean, North American, and South America, and nearly 750,000 cases have been reported
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has been linked to at least 14 deaths in the Caribbean, although those individuals likely had other health issues.
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In July, two Florida residents became the first two American residents to domestically contract chikungunya. 
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As of Sept. 30, there have been nearly 1,200 imported cases from infected travelers arriving in the United States and 11 locally transmitted cases in Florida.
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Chikungunya in El Salvador- Yahoo News - 1 views

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El Salvador has detected nearly 30,000 cases of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya
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undertaken measures to prevent the disease-carrying mosquitoes breeding
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  El Salvador has been undertaking measures to stop the chikungunya
  
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  In September 24th there nearly 30,000 cases of chikungunya
  
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Since June, when the first case was reported, there have been 29,704 people infected by the virus, with 204 of them hospitalized
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  the Chikungunya is reproducing very quickly
  
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United States Geographic Distribution | Chikungunya virus | CDC - 0 views

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From 2006‒2013, studies identified an average of 28 people per year in the United States with positive tests for recent chikungunya virus infection
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  in the United States there is a range of 28 people per year that are infected by the chikungunya
  
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US warns of continued progression of Chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean - Latest New... - 0 views

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The outbreak, which began last December, has caused an estimated 795,000 chikungunya cases in 37 countries and territories in the Western Hemisphere as of the end of October, CDC said in its latest update.
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  there is an estimate of 795,000 people with chikungunya in 37 countries and territories
  
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2012-01-09 Chikungunya on the right feet at The Philippines - Chikungunya - Wikipedia, ... - 0 views

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Chikungunya virus spreads from Caribbean to C. America - El Salvador | ReliefWeb - 0 views

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SAN SALVADOR, June 20, 2014 (AFP) - The mosquito-born chikungunya virus is spreading into Central America, health authorities there say, after outbreaks in several Caribbean nations. The virus -- rarely fatal, but nevertheless serious -- sparks high fevers and severe joint aches, as well as headaches, nausea and extreme fatigue. "We are facing a new illness in the country, but we are working to fight it," said El Salvador Health Minister Violeta Menjivar, whose country has reported 1,200 cases so far.
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Chikungunya - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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ollowed by a longer period of joint pains
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The disease is transmitted similarly to dengue fever
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may persist for years in some cases
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Aedes mosquitoes.
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Specifically, two species of mosquitoes, A. albopictus and A. aegypti
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