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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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      Beatriz Narvaez on 10 Nov 14
       
      there is an estimate of 795,000 people with chikungunya in 37 countries and territories
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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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      Beatriz Narvaez on 10 Nov 14
       
      in the United States there is a range of 28 people per year that are infected by the chikungunya
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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
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      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.
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Chikungunya in El Salvador- Yahoo News - 1 views

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chikungunya El Salvador

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  • El Salvador has detected nearly 30,000 cases of the painful mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya
  • undertaken measures to prevent the disease-carrying mosquitoes breeding
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      El Salvador has been undertaking measures to stop the chikungunya
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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      In September 24th there nearly 30,000 cases of chikungunya
  • 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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      Beatriz Narvaez on 03 Nov 14
       
      the Chikungunya is reproducing very quickly
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