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Monday, June 4, 2007

the chikungu

the Chikungu is conspecific of viral fever caused by alphavirus propagated by mosquito bite from species Aedes aegypti. Its(the name comes from a word in language Makonde is meaning " curved upward", refers to body bowing as result of symptoms arthritis this disease.


This very first disease is noted in Tanzania, African in the year 1952, then in Uganda the year 1963. In Indonesia, extraordinary case ( KLB) its(the Chikungu reported in the year 1982 in some provinsi: Yogyakarta ( 1983), Estuary Enim ( 1999), Acheh and Bogor ( 2001). An the Chikungu epidemic is found in Port Klang in Malaysia in the year 1999, infects 27 [ 1].


This disease symptom is including sudden fever reaching 39 degree of C, pain in bone at articulation especially knee joint, bangle, toe and hand and backbone accompanied by rash ( gathering of squeezing fleck) at skin. There is also headache, conjunctival injection and a few photophobias.


Serology test for the Chikungu is available in Universities Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


There are no as of special care goods as its(the Chikungu. This disease usually can limit x'self and will recover x'self. Treatment based on symptom is suggested [by] after avoid riskier other disease.

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