Senin, 30 April 2012

CHIKUNGUNYA


Virus of Chikungunya including in family of Togaviridae, Genus of Alphavirus, contagious by Mosquito Aedes Aegypti.

The first time this virus be identified in the East African at year 1952 so that do not strange if name of Chikungunya come from Ianguage of Swahili based on symptom at patient, that which contorts or bends up, this matter related with postur of patient that bowing as a effect of arthralgia, especially happened at knee, ankle, hand joint and foot. Symptom of fever Chikungunya is similar with Dengue, but at Chikungunya there is no super bleeding, shock and also death. Incubation period of fever Chikungunya two until four day. Manifestation of disease take place three until ten day. Virus of Chikungunya including in Self Limiting Disease that can limit ownself and will recover by itself.

Symptom of Chikungunya including in sudden fever reach 39 degrees celcius, stomachache, queasy, vomit, headache, pain at joint especially knee joint, ankle, hand fingers, also backbone be accompanied with rash at skin especially arm and body, there are also conjunctival injection and less photophobia. One of typical symptom Chikungunya is incidence of feeling stiff, also feel pain at bone, so that be known as a bone fever or bone influenza. Patient on the spur of the moment will experience of high fever during five day, so that also be known as a fever five day.

Virus of Chikungunya there is no drug and vaccine that specially, because will recover by itself, but feeling of pain still left behind during few days until months. Treatment that be suggested are give antipyretic and analgesic, and be accompanied with enough take a rest, drink and nutritious food. Principle of prevention at fever Chikungunya is to prevent mosquito bite and also fight against place mosquito with closing and cleanse water relocation, and bury of seconds so that similar with prevention of Dengue. 

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