Chikungunya

Aku mendengar pasal penyakit nie beberapa hari sebelum raya.... Memula dengar pelik jugak sepelik dengan namanya..Terus aku mencari di google.com apa kah penyakit ini....Sebabnya kat kampung mak aku ramai yg kena infected penyakit nie.. Itu yang terus wat sedikit research pasal penyakit nie...So plan balik kampung pun ditunda lewat sehari disebabkan chikungunya..

Setelah balik kampung dan mendengar sendiri dari pesakit chikugunya, semakin clear kepada aku kesan penyakit nie.. Dan juga melihat kesan kepada mereka yang dah pulih dari penyakit nie.. kata mereka yang pernah kena penyakit chikungunya nie simptom penyakit nie berlainan dari antara individu yang lain..tapi mostly memang menyebabkan

• Rash
• Pain in the Lower Back
• Joint Pain (with or without the presence of swelling)
• Vomiting
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Chills
• Fevers

Chikungunya fever ini hampir serupa dengan simptom demam denggi. Walaubagaimanapun penyakit ini tidak berjangkit secara terus dari manusia ke manusia dan jarang menyebabkan kematian. Pada asalnya Chikungunya virus outbreak hanya terhad di kawasan India dan Indian Ocean Islands seperti Sri Lanka and other nations.

Dan dibawah nie ada lah peta dan list nagara yang dijangkiti penyakit chikungunya....

Benin, Mayotte, Burundi, Myanmar , Cambodia , Nigeria, Cameroon, Pakistan, Central African, Republic, Philippines, Comoros, Reunion, Congo, DRC, Senegal, East Timor, Seychelles, Guinea, Singapore, India, South Africa, Indonesia, Sudan, Italy, Taiwan, Kenya, Tanzania, Laos, Thailand, Madagascar, Uganda, Malawi, Vietnam, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius

This list does not include countries where only imported cases have been documented.

Selain itu, dibawah nie adalah maklumat lain mengenai chikugunya:

Spread of Chikungunya:

CHIKV is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person infected with CHIKV. Monkeys, and possibly other wild animals, may also serve as reservoirs of the virus. Infected mosquitoes can then spread the virus to other humans when they bite. Aedes aegypti (the yellow fever mosquito), a household container breeder and aggressive daytime biter which is attracted to humans, is the primary vector of CHIKV to humans. Aedes albopictus (the Asian tiger mosquito) may also play a role in human transmission is Asia, and various forest-dwelling mosquito species in Africa have been found to be infected with the virus.

Treatment of Chikungunya

No specific treatment in conventional medicine but effective curative and preventive treatment in homeopathy
In conventional system of medicine, no vaccine or specific antiviral treatment for chikungunya fever is available, treatment is symptomatic - rest, fluids, and analgesics (pain killers) may relieve symptoms of fever and pain. But Homeopathy has very effective treatment for Chikungunya. Also prevention can be achieved by administering Homeopathic "Genus Epidemicus". Homeopathic medicines are equally effective for post-chikungunya complaints like weakness, stiffness in joints, muscles pain etc. Infected persons should be protected from further mosquito exposure (staying indoors and/or under a mosquito net during the first few days of illness) so that they can't contribute to the transmission cycle.

Prevention tips:

• Use insect repellent on exposed skin.
• Wear long sleeves and pants (ideally treat clothes with permethrin or another repellent).
• Have secure screens on windows and doors to keep mosquitoes out.
• Get rid of mosquito breeding sites by emptying standing water from flower pots, buckets and barrels. Change the water in pet dishes and replace the water in bird baths weekly. Drill holes in tire swings so water drains out. Keep children's wading pools empty and on their sides when they aren't being used.
• Additionally, a person with chikungunya fever or dengue should limit their exposure to mosquito bites in order to avoid further spreading the infection. The person should stay indoors or under a mosquito net.