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Chikungunya virus | CDC - 0 views

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  • The most common symptoms of chikungunya virus infection are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. Outbreaks have occurred in countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans. In late 2013, chikungunya virus was found for the first time in the Americas on islands in the Caribbean. There is a risk that the virus will be imported to new areas by infected travelers. There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat chikungunya virus infection. Travelers can protect themselves by preventing mosquito bites. When traveling to countries with chikungunya virus, use insect repellent, wear long sleeves and pants, and stay in places with air conditioning or that use window and door screens.
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Chikungunya: un nuevo virus en la región de las Américas - 0 views

  • El chikungunya es un virus que causa fiebre alta, dolor de cabeza, dolores en las articulaciones y dolor muscular, unos tres o siete días después de ser picado por un mosquito infectado. Aunque la mayoría de los pacientes tienden a sentirse mejor en los siguientes días o semanas, algunas personas pueden desarrollar dolores en las e inflamación en las articulaciones de manera crónica. La enfermedad rara vez puede causar la muerte, pero el dolor en las articulaciones puede durar meses e incluso años para algunas personas. Las complicaciones son más frecuentes en niños menores de 1 año y en mayores de 65 años y/o con enfermedades crónicas (diabetes, hipertensión, etc). No existe un tratamiento específico ni una vacuna disponible para prevenir la infección de este virus.
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Chikungunya - 0 views

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    "Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. It can cause high fever, join and muscle pain, and headache. Chikungunya does not often result in death, but the joint pain may last for months or years and may become a cause of chronic pain and disability. There is no specific treatment for chikungunya infection, nor any vaccine to prevent it. Pending the development of a new vaccine, the only effective means of prevention is to protect individuals against mosquito bites."
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