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Beatriz Narvaez

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

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chikungunya U.S.

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  • The chikungunya virus was first identified in Tanzania in 1952
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      it started in Tanzania
  • 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
    • Beatriz Narvaez
      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      chikungunya derives from the kimakonde word for "to become contorted
  • 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
  • although the virus often runs its course in about a week, pain can linger for months or years.
  • Chikungunya first arrived in the Western hemisphere in December 2013.
  • 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
  • has been linked to at least 14 deaths in the Caribbean, although those individuals likely had other health issues.
  • In July, two Florida residents became the first two American residents to domestically contract chikungunya. 
  • 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.
andrea reyes

What is Marburg, the Ebola-like virus that killed a health-care worker in Uganda? - The... - 1 views

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virus killed worker

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  • A 30-year-old hospital technician died of the Marburg virus this weekend in Uganda
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      andrea reyes on 20 Oct 14
       
      This man died of Marburgs virus, he was a health-care worker
  • A 30-year-old hospital technician died of the Marburg virus this weekend in Uganda, health officials there announced Sunday. Marburg, like Ebola, is a hemorrhagic fever. It's rare but severe. According to NBC's Monday report, officials in Uganda have quarantined about 80 people who came into contact with the victim, one of whom — the man's brother — has developed the early symptoms of the disease. Sixty of those quarantined are health-care workers.
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