ChikunGunya Attack in India
hikunGunya is a new Viral disease occuring in the states of India and vector Aedes mosquito carries the pathogen through the affectives. This disease was confused to be an infection after the Bird Flu But this disease has no relation with the Chickens.
Its an emerging epidemic in India occuring in a few states in India currently.
Chikun gunya actually means Stopped walk caused by an Arbovirus. The vector for this disease is the Aedes Mosquito (sps. egypti) the same vector for the Dengue Fever and Yellow Fever.
This disease was confused to be an infection after the Bird Flu But this disease has no relation with the Chickens. This disease is also called as Chik.
Mortality due to this is not much but it causes Morbidity.
The most vulnerable are Children and Pregnants.
The Symptoms :
The Disease starts with sudden fever going upto 102 F. Then Stiffness in the Muscles, myalgia and the the most effecting Pain in the Joints. And the Small joints are Usually Swelled up.
The Normal Symptoms persist usually upto 3 days but in a few cases, they may be upto 2 weeks.
Platelet Count in the body decrease till the disease persist. Nuetropenia also occurs some times.
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