Senthe Black.

(Alocasia Plumbea)

Senthe Black which has the Latin name Alocasia Plumbea is native to Indonesia (Java). This plant has the characteristics of stem and lower leaves blackish brown / purple, purplish green upper leaves, sap also has the same color as the trunk / blackish brown.

Reputedly uses this unique plant has a magic power that is extraordinary, as can be distanced from misfortune, bad luck, cast out spirits, etc. This plant is a wild plant that lives on the edge of the riverbank. The existence of this plant formerly was not much to get the attention of the population, as the tuber can not eat and sap when in contact with skin will feel very itchy bites all. If yet in use by the public only in place in the corner of the yard to reject any reinforcements.
That plants in the Java community known as Black Senthe. The name of this plant is not less good as the name - the name of the other plants, namely Alocasia macrorhiza. The original habitat of this plant is rarely found, only the unspoiled rural areas alone can we find the original habitat.

Along with the growing public interest in collecting flowers, black Senthe started 'riding degrees'. The plant is now a part of the beauty that adorn the home garden - luxury homes, hotels and apartments. Not surprisingly, in recent times this black Senthe started to become the talking point in the community flower lovers.

Plant types of tubers is no less interesting with Anthurium and others. Senthe black fans are now beginning to be hunted both local and non-local. When we look Senthe plant is indeed quite interesting. The stem is solid while the leaves are wide. Unlike other Senthe leaves grow upright (vertical) that seem more manly. Wavy leaf edge and around the surface there is a wonderful texture, supported by leaf veins that stick out like a bodybuilding athlete. This plant has always grown with the odd leaf 3 or 5 very unique indeed.

Treatment plant is quite easy and resistant to all weather hot or rainy. The plant height can reach 2 meters, no exaggeration when many parties are optimistic this plant has bright prospect.

Senthe wulung or black senthe sap was itchy, so can not be made anything. Which is used as fish feed is senthe green, although this is not itchy skin contact.
If tales is itchy. The difference between the tales are senthe :  senthe leaves no waxy coating so that the leaves can be wet taro whereas if there is a layer of the candle so that the leaves do not get wet.
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Dioscorea esculenta (Java Mbili).

Dioscorea esculenta fruiting plants underground. This plant tubers that grow vines with green leaves and thorny stems around his bulbs are dark black spines (java: Marung). The fruit resembles a sweet potato the size of a fist adults. Light brown with a thin skin. Clean white tuber with a texture resembling a sweet potato and a distinctive taste. Calorific value contained in Dioscorea esculenta is 95 ka V 100g. These plants become secondary food in many tropical countries. Dioscorea esculenta contains ethanol which can be used as raw material for bio-ethanol or alcoholic beverage.

During the Japanese occupation Dioscorea esculenta be used as food. Dioscorea esculenta is the only garden plants, usually to limit yard. Harvest rather old age, ie 7-9 months. In Java These plants will thrive during the rainy season arrives.

This plant can be found in tropical climates such INDONESIA. The plant is expected to come from the Indo-Chinese mainland. Dioscorea esculenta Dioscorea esculenta species included in (Lour.) Burkill. Dioscorea esculenta also called Lesser yam, Chinese yam, yam Asiatic. Local Name yam Dioscorea esculenta is aung (West Java), Mbili (Central Java), kombili (Ambon). Dioscorea esculenta tuber shape is generally round to oval, but there is also a form of branched or lobar. Surface smooth tubers, tuber skin color beige to light brown, yellow-green color of the cortex and white tuber flesh color clear to cloudy white. Dioscorea esculenta tuber diameter of about 4 cm, a length of 4 cm to 10 cm with a round or oval shape. Thickness of about 0.04 cm tuber skin. Tuber skin easy to peel as it is quite thin. Tuber weight around 100-200 grams.

Components of the largest chemical in Dioscorea esculenta is water then carbohydrates. Dioscorea esculenta carbohydrate composed of sugar, amylose and amylopectin. Sugar component is composed of glucose, fructose and sucrose, causing the sweet taste. Proteins in Dioscorea esculenta composed of amino acids that lower the amount of sulfur amino acids (methionine and cysteine), lysine, tyrosine and tryptophan, while the other amino acids large numbers.
Various studies show that nutritional content is not much different local flour from wheat flour. Thus, local flour has good prospects to substitute flour terigu.Badan Guidance Bulk and Food Security (BMKP) Central Java, in collaboration with several universities, has been processing various local flour into a variety of processed food products that are delicious and interesting. Utilization of local flour as material substitution and replacement of wheat flour can reduce the need ranging from 20% to 100%.
Unfortunately, until now there has been a lot of entrepreneurs who want to produce local flour on a commercial scale, so that consumers are still experiencing difficulties in obtain the alternative flour.

Some local food in Indonesia that can ditepungkan among others derived from cereals (eg maize and sorghum), tubers (uwi, canna, yam, Dioscorea esculenta, arrowroot, sente, suweg, cassava, taro, yams, and potatoes), and fruits (bananas, breadfruit, pumpkin, and young jackfruit).

Dioscorea esculenta tuber nutrient content

Dioscorea esculenta tubers have a starch yield and starch highest (24.28% and 21.44%) than other bulbs. Thus in terms of the yield results Dioscorea esculenta potential to be developed into a flour or starch.

Dioscorea esculenta is a potential source of carbohydrate, protein, low-fat, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, dietary fiber, vitamin B6, and C. In addition, the levels of sodium and Dioscorea esculenta has a low glycemic index.

Assorted Processed Products Tubers Dioscorea esculenta

- Chips Dioscorea esculenta
- Gethuk Dioscorea esculenta

classification

Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (vascular plants)
Super Division: Spermatophyta (seed Produce)
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Liliopsida (dashed one / monocots)
Sub Class: Liliidae
Order: Liliales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: Dioscorea esculenta (Lour.) Burkill
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Porang plants or Suwek.

Plants porang or Suwek (Amorphopallus oncophillus) is a plant that lives in tropical forests. Plants can also be planted in the lowlands of the easy life in the trees Teak, mahogany etc. Porang in Java known as suweg. Including shrub height 100-150 cm plant has a characteristic feature Stems erect, soft, smooth stems are green or black mottled (spotted) white. Single rod breaks down into three secondary shaft and will split again at once into the petiole, have the bulbs in the ground. At each meeting of the stem will grow nodules / frog blackish brown as plant breeding tool Porang. Plant height can reach 1.5 meters so depending on age and soil fertility. Bulbs to be levied this result because it has glucomanan substances.
This plant has promising prospects of economic value that can be cultivated. Porang or suwek is used for industrial and health, it is mainly because Glucomanan substances in it. Some other benefits porang bulbs include:
material glue
noodles
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Felem
adhesives tablet
Packaging capsule
Upholstery paper

Porang growing medium.

Porang plants grown on any soil type, cultivation porang can work well with respect to:

Climatic Conditions

Its typically have a very high tolerance to shade or shade (hold the shade). The light takes a maximum of only 40%. This plant can grow to a height of 0-700 M above sea level. However, the most excellent in the area having a height of 100-600 M above sea level.

The state of the Land

The land is fertile / infertile and does not tarnish (waterlogged) make this plant thrive. The degree of acidity ideal soil is between pH 6-7 and on any type of soil conditions.

Environmental Conditions

Shade is good for this plant is the type of Teak, Mahogany, Sono, and others, that the principal is no shade and protected from fire. The density of shade at least 40%, so the closer the better.
To harvest, can be done after the age of 3 years (3 times growth). And for the current price of about Rp. 800, - / kg wet. Meanwhile, when sold in the form of slices dry chips can be sold at a price Rp.9,000, - / kg. If we are able to sell directly to the investors from foreign parties we will be valued around USD 18 / Kg. In each tree can harvest as much as 2 kg tubers, and in each hectare can be obtained 12 tons, or about 1.5 tons of dry.

Breeding Porang or Sewuk

Suwek plants bred by generative and vegetative. breeding can be done in a way that is:

1. Breeding with Frogs

In 1 kg Frog frog contains about 100 grains. This frog was collected at the time of harvest and then stored so that when the rainy season can be directly planted in prepared soil.

2. Propagation by Seeds / Fruit

Plants Porang at any period of four years will produce flowers which then becomes the fruit or seeds. In one cob fruit seeds can produce up to 250 eggs that can be used as seeds sown Porang the way first.

3. Breeding with Bulbs

With a small tuber, is obtained from the reduction of plants that are too tight so it needs to be reduced. This reduction results collected are further exploited as seeds.
With a large tuber, this is done by the large bulbs is broken down according to taste then grown on land that has been prepared.
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You to know taro.

Taro is a group of plants of the genus Caladium (taro tribe thread, Araceae). In everyday language taro is also often used to refer to some other plants is related to but not including caladium, such as taro (Colocasia). Rarely true taro tubers enlarged form. Factory original Brazilian jungle, but now spread to many parts of the world.
Identifier is the most typical form of taro leaves as a symbol of the heart / liver. The leaves are usually smooth and contains a layer of wax. Tuber size is never more than 1m. A few species and hybrids are used as ornamental plants page.

Type taro.

There are seven types of caladium, all from Brazil to Central American jungle. In the dry season is usually active (loss of leaves) and regrowth when sufficient water availability.
caladium bicolor
caladium humboldtii
lindenii caladium
caladium paradoxum
caladium schomburgkii
caladium ternatum

The usefulness and dangers.
All parts are poisonous and taro should not be consumed.
However, its use as an ornamental plant is quite extensive. This plant has been raised and glorified since the late 18th century in Europe. Especially C. bicolor has undergone many changes in the nature become leafy colors. There is also a dwarf cultivar. There are at least 120 cultivars of C. bicolor. There is also an interspecific cross with C. burgkii to get wavy leaves.
Keladi can bring chicks and from here can be developed a new plant. It can also be grown from kormus contained in the soil.

Rats taro plant.

Taro mice contain substances that can activate the function of blood cells produce mediators, thus stimulating and activating the immune system. In Malaysia rodent tuber is used as a cure for cancer is recommended that the joint use of medical treatments such as chemotherapy (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy (radiotherapy). In patients with advanced cancer using rodent tuber extract has shown very positive results. Rat taro can overcome the side effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea, discomfort and loss of appetite.

Rodent Tuber - Rodent Tuber Latin name Typhonium Flagelliforme have a medicinal plant. In rodent tuber China called Lioshu Yu. While in Indonesia, the mention of these plants are very diverse. In some areas on the island of Java, for example, rodent tuber often called Kunting Talas.

Taro mice contain substances that can activate the function of blood cells produce mediators, thus stimulating and activating the immune system. In Malaysia rodent tuber is used as a cure for cancer is recommended that the joint use of medical treatments such as chemotherapy (chemotherapy) or radiation therapy (radiotherapy). In patients with advanced cancer using rodent tuber extract has shown very positive results. Rat taro can overcome the side effects of chemotherapy, such as hair loss, nausea, discomfort and loss of appetite.

The characteristics of the plant.

Owned taro mice that resemble clumps of grass growing in the wild taro in loose soil, moist and shady. On the island of Java, rodent tuber is found in almost all the places both the highlands and lowlands. The new plant grows taro mice, rounded leaves are slightly oval-shaped. The next leaf leaves begin to taper like taro leaves. Old taro rat smooth green leaves resemble the sharp pointy arrows. Yellowish-white flowers and petals resemble a rat. Its roots are white enlarged to form tubers. Mature plant height 10 s / d 20 cm (good quality) with a weight of 10 s / d 20 grams each clump. Tuber rodent tuber London Ground. Mature plants ready for the ball diameter between 1 cm s / d 2 cm. This plant is often found growing in the gutter (watery land) and very fertile. In the rice fields in some areas even a lot of taro grown in the rice rat. So that every moment should be eliminated / eradicated by interrupting the growth of rice. Rodent tuber that grows at such heights can reach 40 cm in diameter to 4 cm spreader lights. For treatment such as rodent tuber quality is very low.

Rats taro plant is usually found in the rainy season. In the dry season the leaves disappear taro mice. Secondary tubers remain in the soil that will grow back when the rainy season arrives. In search of rat taro tuber quality for medicinal purposes should be a great time. The time is right for the retrieval of tubers is the end of the rainy season until the middle of the dry season. After the lights have started the process of decay occurs, which at the beginning of the rainy season plants begin to form new bulbs. Signs of low quality lights when the time is split has begun to diminish the level of starch in which the light is more dilute. Search time for those in need of rodent tuber tubers in large enough quantities would be a problem. Because the search time is quite narrow. Way to overcome this is to their own cultivation.

Avoid Mistakes.

There are plants that are similar to rodent tuber is Typhonium trilobatum. Typhonium trilobatum in the literature of Chinese medicine called Half the summer. Typhonium colored leaves trilobatum hujau choppy and somewhat faded. Part bud leaf tips are still purple and dark brown roots. Typhonium trilobatum wide petals resembling a tongue and purple. Trilobatum Typhonium contain substances that are toxic. Therefore, to avoid mistakes.

If you are not completely familiar with when looking for a rat taro plants from the wild, do not directly consume. Placing the plant in a storage area in advance to determine whether the plant is obtained correctly and avoid mistakes. Another way to avoid confusion is by cultivating its own. Since the cultivation of his own interest or you can look at other characteristics Cici more thoroughly.

Storage area.

Storage rodent tuber storage area should not be more than 6 weeks because it will reduce the quality significantly.

This storage is only for those who want to consume fresh taro rat (rodent tuber juice).
When you took the rodent tuber in the wild in large numbers (for very specific areas may be possible), then you need a place to store that plants are not damaged (decayed). Of the storage area that you can take according to the needs of every day (150 g). This saves space in addition to functioning as pickling also to avoid confusion.

How to set up a storage area.

1. Prepare the soil is quite extensive with the necessary solar (direct sunlight better).

2. Dig the soil to a depth of about 7 cm.

3. Enter the compost - fertilizer dug thickness between 1 s / d 2 cm and average.

4. Cut stems / leaves Rodent Tuber way, so that from the tuber, petiole remaining 2 s / d 3 cm.

5. Place the bulbs on top of the compost with a distance of 1 cm from each other with a handle at the top. Do not overlap.

6. Cover lighting / mining area with new compost to the soil.

7. Flush the storage every day.

In 1 s / d 2 weeks the bulbs will grow back and thus these lights will not be damaged. You can take every day as needed. And this way you can save taro mice grew more than 1500 per 1 square meter.

About 2 s / d 3 weeks the plants were stored have started flowering. To avoid confusion, to take only the consumption of which has been flowering plants (with the correct flower).

If the storage space you get the wrong plants (eg purple petals) you should immediately throw not participate consumed.
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You know radishes.

Horseradish is a plant that goes to the family Cruciferae. Forms of radish tubers like carrots, but the content and white skin. Radish plants originated from China, and has been widely cultivated in Indonesia. Plants are easy to grow well in lowland and mountainous.
Currently, many areas are planted radishes Pangalengan plateau, Pacet, Cipanas, and Bedugul. The area of ​​turnip plants in Indonesia is around 15,700 hectares.
Good soil to plant radishes are loose soil, containing humus (fertile), the top layer of soil that contains no gravel (small stones), and the degree of soil acidity 5-6. Suitable planting time is during the rainy season or early dry season. For planting in the dry season, the plants should be enough water.

How to planting.

Plant radishes ditumpang celery juice in Pangalengan.
Horseradish is grown from seeds. Radish seedlings do not need to be imported from abroad (imports), enough of its own grain yield because the plant is flowering and seed. The seeds can be planted directly in the garden without first sowing. For planting seeds of 1 ha is required to 5kg.
According to the theory, for an area of ​​1 ha takes 4 kg of seeds with 75% germination. Before the seeds are planted, the land to be planted were pre-processed by means of hoeing depth of 30-40 cm, then given manure or compost 10 tons / ha. After the ground leveled, made ​​groove groove spacing of 30 cm. Preferably the grooves made ​​lengthwise from west to east so that the sun into the plants to the fullest. Furthermore, the seeds were sown thinly evenly along the groove, then covered with a thin layer of soil. The seeds will grow after 4 days later.
After 2-3 weeks of age, the plants began to be weeded while made ​​mounds were made ​​by means of land along the row of plants elevated. While didangir soil, plants embroidered. In order to grow optimally, dwarf growing plant that thrives revoked and maintained.
Once embroidered, to 10-20 cm plant spacing. In general, farmers rarely give artificial fertilizers. In order obtained satisfactory results, plant radishes should be given artificial fertilizers. Artificial fertilizers need to be given is urea, TSP with a ratio of 1: 2 by 6 g per plant. Fertilizer on either side of the plant stem at a distance of 5 cm. Thus, to plant 1 ha required 100 kg of urea and 200 kg TSP. Fertilizer should be given at the time of land didangir.
Maintenance of plants.
Plant radishes important to be protected from pests that may attack aphids. These pests can be eradicated with insecticide sprays like Kelthin 0.2% or Decis 2.5 EC 0.2-0.3%.

Harvesting.

Crop can be harvested after tuber crops are quite large, roughly 2 months old plants. Delay in harvesting will cause the bulbs become woody and it becomes uncomfortable. If this happens, turnip bulb difficult market.
Plants were maintained can produce tubers 15-20 tons / ha. There is even a type of radish that can produce a tuber weighing up to 0.5-1 kg, and taste delicious tubers.

Benefits.

Horseradish can be used as medicine renal impairment and fever. In addition, it can also produce mucus in the throat, so good for cough medicine. Radish tubers can be eaten raw or pickled, but are generally made ​​as a soup mix. Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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Alpha viruses.

S.K. Lam and K.B. Chua, WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus Reference and Research (DF/DHF), Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.

Alphaviruses are known to give rise to a spectrum of disease in humans, ranging from silent asymptomatic infections to undifferentiated febrile illness to devastating encephalitis. The following alphaviruses have been associated primarily with fever and polyarthritis.

Chikungunya virus

CHIK is responsible for extensive Aedes aegypti-transmitted urban disease in cities in Africa and major epidemics in Asia. The crippling arthralgia and frequent arthritis that accompany the fever and other systemic symptoms are clinically distinct. Several other togaviruses of the alphavirus genus (Ross River, O’nyong-nyong, etc) have been associated with a similar syndrome. CHIK activity in Asia has been documented since its isolation in Bangkok in 1958. Other countries which have reported CHIK activity include Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

CHIK virus is transmitted in the savannahs and forests of tropical Africa by Aedes mosquitoes of the subgenera Stegomyia and Diceromyia. Aedes aegypti is an important vector in urban epidemics in both Africa and Asia.

Clinical Features

CHIK is an acute infection of abrupt onset, heralded by fever and severe arthralgia, followed by other constitutional symptoms and rash, and lasting for a period of 1-7 days. The incubation period is usually 2-3 days, with a range of 1-12 days. Fever rises abruptly, often reaching 39 to 40 degrees centigrade and accompanied by intermittent shaking chills. This acute phase lasts 2-3 days. The temperature may remit for 1-2 days, resulting in a "saddle-back" fever curve.

The arthralgias are polyarticular, migratory, and predominantly affect the small joints of the hands, wrists, ankles and feet, with lesser involvement of larger joints. Pain on movement is worse in the morning, improved by mild exercise, and exacerbated by strenous exercise. Swelling may occur, but fluid accumulation is uncommon. Patients with milder articular manifestations are usually symptom-free within a few weeks, but more severe cases require months to resolve entirely. Generalized myalgia, as well as back and shoulder pain, is common.

Cutaneous manifestations are typical with many patients presenting with a flush over the face and trunk. This is usually followed by a rash generally described as maculopapular. The trunks and limbs are commonly involved, but face, palms and soles may also show lesions. Pruritis or irritation may accompany the eruption.

During the acute disease, most patients will have headache, but it is not usually severe. Photophobia and retroorbital pain also occur but not severe. Conjunctival injection is present in some cases. Some patients will complain of sore throat and have pharyngitis on examination.

CHIK infection has a somewhat different picture in younger patients. Arthralgia and arthritis occur but are less prominent and last a shorter time. Rash may be less frequent; but in infants and younger children, prominent flushing and early appearance of maculopapular or urticarial eruption may be a useful indicator.

In Asia, several virus isolations have been made from severely ill children diagnosed as having haemorrhagic fever, similar to DHF.

Treatment

Supportive care with rest is indicated during the acute joint symptoms. Movement and mild exercise tend to improve stiffness and morning arthralgia, but heavy exercise may exacerbate rheumatic symptoms. In unresolved arthritis refractory to aspirin and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, chloroquine phosphate (250 mg/day) has given promising results.

Diagnosis

The definitive diagnosis can only be made by laboratory means, but CHIK should be suspected when epidemic disease occurs with the characteristic triad of fever, rash and rheumatic manifestations.

Virus isolation is readily accomplished by inoculation of mosquito cell culture, mosquito, mammalian cell culture or suckling mice. Viremia will be present in most patients during the first 48 hours of disease and may be detected as late as day 4 in some patients.

Virus-specific IgM antibodies are readily detected by capture ELISA in patients recovering from CHIK infection and they persist in excess of 6 months. Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) antibodies appear with the cessation of viremia. All patients will be positive by day 5 to 7 of illness. Neutralization antibodies parallel HI antibodies.

Chikungunya IgM serology test is available in University Malaya.

Ross River Virus (Epidemic Polyarthritis)

Striking epidemics of rash and fever were noted in rural Australia as early as 1928. Both endemic and epidemic transmissions in Australia pose major public health problems. Although never fatal, the discomfort and loss of productivity from joint symptoms persist for weeks and occasionally even years. The isolation of Ross River virus from mosquitoes and its serologic association with epidemic polyarthritis led to better understanding of the disease.

RRV is endemic and epidemic in tropical and temperate regions of Australia. Large epidemics have been reported from Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales. Aedes mosquitoes such as Aedes vigilax and Aedes camptorhynchites, Culex annulirostris and Mansonia uniformis have been implicated as vectors.

Clinical Features

In Australian cases, the incubation period has been estimated to be 10-11 days. Onset is relatively sudden and the first symptom is usually joint pain. Rash occurs in the majority of patients, usually coincident with, or 1-2 days after, initial symptoms but in some cases rash preceded joint pains by 11 days and followed them as much as 15 days. The eruption is usually macular, papular, or both and occasionally is accompanied by vesiculation of the papules or petechiae. The eruption is typically most prominent on the trunk and limbs and may involve the palms, soles, and face. In a minority of patients it is itchy, and it fades within a few days. Constitutional symptoms such as fatigue and lethargy occur in only half the patients. Body temperature is normal, or in half the patients modestly elevated for 1-3 days. Myalgia, headache, anorexia, and nausea are common.

Three-fourths of patients have joint manifestations and are incapacitated for considerable periods of time. The severity of the pain interferes with sleeping, walking or grasping everyday objects. Involvement of multiple joints, often asymmetrical and usually migratory, occurs. Wrists, ankles, metacarpophalangeal, interphalangeal, and knee joints are most common, although toes, shoulders, and elbows are also targets. Joints of the spine, hip and jaws are least often affected. Arthralgias are worse in the mornings or after immobilization; modest exercise may improve them. About one-third of patients will have true arthritis. Periarticular swelling and tenosynovitis are also common. 10-30% of patients will have paresthesias and/or pain in the palms and soles.

Most patients will be unable to work or perform house work; but by 4 weeks, half will be able to resume normal activities, albeit with residual arthralgia. About 10% will still be limited by joint symptoms at 3 months. Occasional patients will continue to have signs and symptoms of articular disease for 1-3 years.

Treatment and Prevention

Aspirin and, if no relief obtained, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs should be used for relief of joint pains. Because eventual complete recovery is always assured, steroids should not be used.

A prototype inactivated vaccine has been produced in Australia.
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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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