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Tuesday 21 October 2014

Chikungunya Knocking But Not Contagious.

Assorted tropical diseases often breed during the transition seasons.
One of the tropical diseases are now emerging chikungunya disease.
What exactly is the Chikungunya disease? How is the impact if a person has the disease?
Chikungunya disease caused by chikungunya virus that originated and spread by the bite of Aedes aegypti and Aedes Albopictus. Therefore, to prevent any similar to the dengue fever, which includes 3M: drain the tub, close objects that can hold water, and hoard goods unused. Cause: Chikungunya virus
A doctor from the Mothers and Children's Hospital Eva Sari, Rawamangun, Central Jakarta, said that the dengue chikungunya difference lies in the virus. Chikungunya disease is derived from the chikungunya virus, whereas dengue is derived from dengue virus.
To distinguish it was a bit difficult because of all the viral infection causes fever (high) suddenly to 40 degrees.
However, in patients with dengue fever, the symptoms are accompanied by shock due to the leakage of blood vessels. While chikungunya is not the case.
Chikungunya disease symptoms in different people, depending on age. In adults, symptoms are characterized by joint pain and sudden high fever. Dengue fever can also bring joint pain even though the symptoms are not too intense.
But both can be the same initial symptoms: sudden high fever. While in children, symptoms of chikungunya only characterized by high fever alone. To ascertain whether the person is exposed to chikungunya or not, the doctor will do an examination of IgM and IgG anti-chikungunya.
Explained that chikungunya patients usually have pain in the whole body and headache. However, they will only be treated symptomatically, ie the extent of the symptoms alone. For example, by giving a fever or analgesic drugs to counteract the pain in the joints. Disease itself, because it is triggered by a virus, will heal by itself.
In the body, usually the chikungunya virus will incubate in a period of 5-7 days. Same with DHF. Entering the 8th day, usually starts to recover. But this depends on the level of immunity of each person.
In older people whose immune systems are depleted, joint pain can last for months or even up to two years because of a long healing process. However, the high fever only lasted 7 days. In adulthood with no history of other diseases, will usually heal within 7 days.
The immune system depends on a person's lifestyle. If you live a healthy lifestyle and a balanced and nutritious food intake, plus sports, chances are the pain will not be long. Therefore, chikungunya disease comes from a virus that can not be treated with antibiotics, but it really depends on one's immune.
Although not fatal, chikungunya patients may experience temporary paralysis. This is due to chikungunya affect any muscle joints. High pain at some point in organs, such as the elbows, wrists, toes, which is very intense, causing the sufferer can not move.

endemic illness

As a tropical disease, chikungunya is endemic, it could happen anywhere depending on the season. Usually more common in the rainy season or the transition period. Even so, like dengue, chikungunya now could happen to a person anytime.
Condition of the environment that most determines the level of vulnerability of the spread of chikungunya. If the environment is clean, then the mosquitoes are happy in a dark place and standing water will not breed. In the village or town, the same risks assessment, depending on the level of cleanliness.
Although characterized by high fever, medically there is no prohibition for the sufferer to take a bath. Only, in order not to shiver need to use warm water.
Chikungunya is not a contagious disease. You should not hesitate to make contact with the patient. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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