Balis Bewohner vor Chikungunya-Virus gewarnt während der Regenzeit

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das Bali Health Office hat die bevölkerung vor einem möglichen ausbruch des Chikungunya-Virus gewarnt .


Link: http://www.thejakartapost.com/bali-d...nya-virus.html

The Bali Health Office has warned residents of Denpasar and other places on the island of possible outbreaks of the chikungunya virus during the current rainy season.

Ketut Suarjaya, head of the health office, said on Friday that his office had received reports of chikungunya cases from Gianyar and Klungkung regencies and Denpasar.

“The transition period from dry to wet season has facilitated the spread of various tropical diseases such as dengue fever and chikunguya,” Suarjaya said.

According to a World Health Organization (WHO) report, chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease first discovered in Southern Tanzania in l952.

The name ‘chikungunya’ derives from a root verb in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted” and describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with joint pains, the report explains.

Chikungunya is characterized by an abrupt onset of fever frequently accompanied by joint pains. Other common signs and symptoms include muscle pains, headaches, nausea, fatigue and rashes. “The joint pain is often very debilitating, but usually ends within a few days or weeks,” according to the report.

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