CDC Cove Up: 55,000 Cases Of Disease Outbreak–And We’re Just Now Hearing About It (Video And Pictures)

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Chikungunya, a viral disease, has affected over 55,000 people in the Caribbean.

Cases of chikungunya are mainly reported in Africa and in Asia. However, in December 2013, the first case of the disease was reported and documented French St. Martin, which was  Clinics and hospitals throughout the Caribbean islands are reported that many patients are being treated with symptoms of the viral disease.

Chikungunya is spread by the same mosquitoes that cause dengue, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. As chikungunya has similar clinical signs, sometimes the disease is mistaken as dengue and is misdiagnosed in regions where the latter is a common occurrence. Patients who are affected with chikungunya suffer from high fever and severe joint pain. Other symptoms of chikungunya include muscle pain, nausea, rash, headache and fatigue.

Scientists say that there is no vaccine or treatment for chikungunya. However, treating the disease is focused primarily to relieve the symptoms such as high fever and severe pain. morehere

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