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Beware of Chikungunya !!

Chikungunya has been declared as the epidemic of this season. This disease seems to have overshadowed both malaria and dengue....Read More

Posted on : Friday, August 25, 2006 12:00 AM
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In Channai at the moment the corporation does nothing though charges all the taxes. Some VIP areas are fumigated by the boys regular to others are ignored. This is how they operate and let the mosquitos breed. If there is no monsoon there is no water shortage and if there is monsoon there is malaria and Chikungunya and other diseases. So not much to pray for...
Replied on Saturday, August 26, 2006 12:00 AM

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My dad, my bro and my aunt have all been struck by Chikungunya. We are in Jaipur and this disease now seems to have been spreading in Rajasthan also.
What is the cure for this??
Replied on Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:00 AM

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There is no specific treatment for Chikungunya. Vaccine trials were carried out in 2000, but funding for the project was discontinued and there is no vaccine currently available. A serological test for Chikungunya is available from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Chloroquine is gaining ground as a possible treatment for the symptoms associated with Chikungunya and as an antiviral agent to combat the Chikungunya virus. According to the University of Malaya, "In unresolved arthritis refractory to aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, chloroquine phosphate (250 mg/day) has given promising results." [1] Research by Italian scientist, Andrea Savarino, and his colleagues in addition a French government press release in March 2006 [2] have added more credence to the claim that chloroquine may be effective in treating Chikungunya.

Infected persons should limit further exposure to mosquito bites, stay indoors and under a mosquito net. Further, "supportive care with rest is indicated during the acute joint symptoms. Movement and mild exercise tend to improve stiffness and morning arthralgia, but heavy exercise may exacerbate rheumatic symptoms." [3]

Replied on Monday, October 9, 2006 12:00 AM
 


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