CHIKUNGUNYA? IN TAMILNADU

1. CAUSED BY?????????????? :CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS

2. FAMILY????????????????????? : TOGAVIRIDAE

3. GENUS????????????????????? : ALPHA VIRUS

4. SPECIES??????????????????? :CHIKUNGUNYA

5. TRANSMITTED BY??????? : AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO

6. MOSQUITO??????????????? - DAY BITING

CHARACTERISTICS??????? - BREEDS IN CLEAN WATER

-??? IN ALL STORED WATER FOR DRINKING,WASHING AND BATHING,RAINWATER COLLECTED IN UNUSED MATERIALS LIKE COCONUT SHELLS, MUD POTS,PLASTIC CUPS,TYRES.

7. SYMPTOMS??????????????? :FEVER, HEADACHE, JOINT PAIN AND SWELLING CAUSING? DEBLITATION ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

8. DISEASE

CHARACTERISTICS??????? ?? -??? SELF LIMITING DISEASE.

-??? NO ANTIBIOTICS NEEDED

-??? TAKES 10-15 DAYS

-??? NO OTHER COMPLICATION REPORTED

-??? NOT CAUSING FATALITY

9. SOME OUT BREAKS??? : FEBRUARY 2005 FRENCH ISLAND OF REUNION-2,58,000CASES

??????????????????????????????????? : 2005 – MAURITIUS – 3500 CASES

??????????????????????????????????? : 2006 – ANDHRAPRADESH – 2000CASES

??????????????????????????????????? :DEC 2005 – KARNATAKA- 80000CASES

??????????????????????????????????? : MARCH 2006 – MAHARASHTRA-2000CASES

??????????????????????????????????? : FEB/MAR 2006 –ORISSA – 5000 CASES

10.VACCINE???????????????? : NO VACCINE FOR PREVENTION.

11.TREATMENT?????????????? : ANTIPYRETICS/ANALGESICS,ASPIRIN IS TO BE AVOIDED

12.CONTROL?????????????? : SOURCE REDUCTION OF BREEDING SITES OF MOSQUITOES.
MEASURES?

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