CHIKUNGUNYA 8C

Group 3 8C :

·         Chrisna Yustika Dewi

·         Novi Laraswati

·         Muhammad Priyotama

·         Paksi Brigantara

CHIKUNGUNYA

Chikungunya is a kind of viral fever caused by alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the aedes aegypti type. Its name comes from a word in yhe Makonde language meaning “curved up” , referring to the body that bends due to the symptoms- symptoms of arthritis disease.

Symptoms

In general fever in children only lasts for 3 days, redness, red rash that appears after 3-5 days. Eye is usually red. In older children, fever is usually followed by pain in muscles and joints, and is enlarged lymph nodes.In adults, symptoms of joint and muscle pain is very dominant and to cause temporary paralysis due to pain when walking. Sometimes arise nausea to vomiting.

Incubation peroid

This virus is transferred from one patient to another person via mosquitoes, such as Aedes aegypti. virus transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito will breed in the human body. virus attacks all ages, both children and adults in endemic areas. Patient will experience sudden high fever for five days, so it is also known the term fever five days.

Duration of illness

This disease can strike for three to ten days.

 Process of recuperation

The longest period of healing occurred about a week (5-7 days).

The causes

Chikungunya disease caused Alphavirus of the family Togaviridae. The virus is transmitted through mosquito Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The same mosquitoes transmit dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).

How to prevent

Given the spreading of this disease is the mosquito Aedes aegypti is the best way to break the chain of transmission is to combat mosquitoes,
Yard or garden around the house should be clean.
Prevention can be done by individuals as special as the use of topical skin (insect repellent).