I need information and treatment on "Chikungunya" a virus from Mauritius?
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First check the symptoms your brother has.\n\nThe common symptoms of chikungunya include fever which can reach 39 °C, (102.2 °F) a petechial or maculopapular rash usually involving the limbs and trunk, and arthralgia or arthritis affecting multiple joints which can be debilitating. There can also be headache, conjunctival injection and slight photophobia.\n\nAs for the treatment:\n\nWhile supportive or palliative medical care with anti-inflammatories and analgesics is available, there is no specific treatment for chikungunya. The illness is usually self-limiting and will resolve with time. Symptomatic treatment is recommended after excluding other more dangerous diseases. Vaccine trials were carried out in 2000, but funding for the project was discontinued and there is no vaccine currently available.\n\nA serological test for chikungunya is available from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.\n\nPossible role for chloroquine in the treatment of chikungunya: There is an interesting dialogue, mostly in French, about the possible use of chloroquine in the treatment of the arthralgia associated with CHIK.\n\n1. A paper published in South Africa in 1984 concerning 10 cases of CHIK showed some effect of CQ in treating the symptoms of arthritis. Brighton SW. Chloroquine phosphate treatment of chronic Chikungunya arthritis. An open pilot study. S Afr Med J 1984 Aug 11;66(6):217-8.\n\nThe abstract of the paper: "Over 12% of patients who contract Chikungunya virus infection develop chronic joint symptoms. These symptoms respond only partially to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. An open pilot study on the efficacy of chloroquine phosphate was carried out and 10 patients completed 20 weeks of therapy. Both the Ritchie articular index and morning stiffness improved significantly. In the patient's assessment, 7 out of 10 considered their conditions to have improved. On the basis of the doctor's assessment, 5 of the 10 had improved. These results justify further controlled blind trials of chloroquine in chronic Chikungunya arthritis."\n\n2. From the University of Malaya: http://www.vadscorner.com/alphaviruses.html\n\n"Treatment [of chikungunya]:\n\nSupportive 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. In unresolved arthritis refractory to aspirin and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, chloroquine phosphate (250 mg/day) has given promising results."\n\n3. From the French government (in French): http://agmed.sante.gouv.fr/pdf/10/chicungu.pdf\n\n"Dans le cadre de l'enquête mise en place pour identifier les molécules actives contre le virus du Chikungunya, des essais ont été réalisés en laboratoire sur des cultures cellulaires in vitro et ont montré une activité antivirale de la chloroquine (Nivaquine®) sur ce virus. L'Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des produits de santé (Afssaps) relève qu'il s'agit de tests préliminaires et qu'à ce stade, aucune donnée d'efficacité et de sécurité n'est disponible chez l'homme.\n\nDans ce contexte, l'Agence rappelle les indications et les conditions d'un bon usage de la Nivaquine®. La Nivaquine® est indiquée principalement dans le traitement préventif et curatif du paludisme. Elle aussi utilisée dans le traitement des symptômes de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde et dans le traitement du lupus. L'utilisation de ce médicament nécessite une prescription médicale."\n\nRough translation: "In the context of the search for molecules with activity against the chikungunya virus, lab tests on cell cultures in vitro have shown that chloroquine (NivaquineR) has some antiviral activity against this virus. The Fench agency of health and medicines safety (AFSSAPS) points out that this involves preliminary tests and that at this stage,
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Chikungunya is a relatively rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito, though recent research by the Pasteur Institute in Paris claims the virus has suffered a mutation that enables it to be transmitted by Aedes albopictus (Tiger mosquito). This was the cause of the actual plague in the Indian Ocean and a threat to the Mediterranean coast at present, requiring urgent meetings of health officials in France, Italy, and Spain.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.\n\nChloroquine 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."\n\nDengue fever (IPA: ['deŋgeɪ]) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are acute febrile diseases, found in the tropics, with a geographical spread similar to malaria. Caused by one of four closely related virus serotypes of the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae, each serotype is sufficiently different that there is no cross-protection and epidemics caused by multiple serotypes (hyperendemicity) can occur. Dengue is transmitted to humans by the mosquito Aedes aegypti (rarely Aedes albopictus).\n\nThe mainstay of treatment is supportive therapy. The patient is encouraged to keep up oral intake, especially of oral fluids. If the patient is unable to maintain oral intake, supplementation with intravenous fluids may be necessary to prevent dehydration and significant hemoconcentration. A platelet transfusion is rarely indicated if the platelet level drops significantly or if there is significant bleeding. But the transfusion is recommendable on platelet count falling below 20,000 without hemorrhage / bleeding or approx 50,000 with hemorrhage/bleeding. Internal bleeding indicated by dark color of stools, other bleedings indicated at surface as red rashes all over or most of the body parts.
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You can find some excellent information and pictures at:\nhttp://www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVDNAmyo.html\n\nor if you are looking for higher level information you can find a good paper at http://www.pubmedcentral.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=12626685\n\nwww.pubmed.com is a great source for any scholastic/scientific information.  You can read all of the latest research that has been published in peer reviewed journals there.  Its worth the time to learn how to use it.
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I have given tohe site in the source from which the following information is taken.  The treatment is based on homeopathic medicines i.e., oral.  You may contactthem for further information and treatment.\n\nWart is one of the common dermatological disorders caused by DNA viruses, which grow in the epidermis. The source of infection is other infected individuals and the disease is transmitted by direct or close contact. It has very low infectivity; a casual contact with an infected individual is unlikely to result in the disease.\nPlain Warts or Verruca Plana : It presents as skin colored, slightly raised flat -topped papules and are usually present on dorsum of hand and face.\nAll the cases were given pre-coded drugs Thuja, Ruta, Calcarea carb and Causticum following double blind placebo controlled study, parallel design for a period of 15 days. The pre-coded drugs of 30 potency were given in TDS doses, 200 potency was used in BD doses and 1M potency was used in OD doses.\n\nThis study had much larger size than the previous one and care was taken to avoid carry over effects of homoeopathic medicines adopting different research design.\nVR
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go to wikipidea.org it should help
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Chikungunya symptoms may last for if you are unlucky 3 months....but, what u should do is to treat for the leg pain...bring her to a doctor for her leg pain...treat all the symptoms...
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try looking up "Guillain-Barre Syndrome"
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I thought you were making up this word!  lol  My apologies for the assumption.\n\n"Chikungunya is a rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes aegypti mosquito."\n\nI don't know if tsunami necessarily equals chikungunya but it doesn't surprise me that something like that would crop up afterwards.  Mosquitoes breed and multiply where there's standing water.  What happens after a tsunami where water floods areas where no water was or should be?  It stands arounds until it is either pumped out or evaporates. \n\nAs this is a rare malady, a more common disease to occur is malaria.
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You could try the free AntiVir from http://www.free-av.com/
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maybe this will help you a little bit\nhttp://www.mobileafrica.net/news-africa.php?id=450\nhttp://www.wetrader.com/
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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an infectious and potentially lethal disease caused by a nairovirus from the Bunyavirus family. Infected ticks transmit the virus to humans via their bite. The symptoms include fever, jaundice, generally feeling unwell and muscular aches. In severe cases, haemorrhage (bleeding) from small blood vessels leads to a red rash forming on the membranes of the eyes, inside of the eyelids, mouth, skin and the internal organs. \n\nWithout treatment, around 30 per cent of people who become infected will die, usually within two weeks of falling ill. Treatment, including antiviral medicines and intensive care, can reduce the death rate significantly. CCHF is mainly found in areas of Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia and China. Viruses that cause similar viral haemorrhagic fevers include the Lassa fever virus (LF), the Ebola virus (EV) and the Marburg virus (MV).\n\nSymptoms\nCCHF ranges from relatively mild to fatal. The progression of CCHF can include: \n\nFever. \nHeadache. \nSore throat. \nGeneral malaise. \nMuscle aches. \nSore eyes, including light sensitivity. \nRed rash on the eyes, the inside surfaces of the eyelids, roof of the mouth and skin, caused by haemorrhaging of tiny blood vessels. \nNosebleeds. \nBleeding gums. \nNausea. \nLoss of appetite. \nAbdominal pain. \nVomiting. \nDiarrhoea. \nMood changes. \nChest pain. \nTachycardia (rapid heart rate). \nDizziness. \nSeizures. \nDeath.
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GO TO:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus
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i think human diseases r interesting. besides that, how bout healing properties of some tradisional herbs/plants? i'm currently working on pathogenic bacteria. maybe u can try to look into pathogens too? since pathogen like SARS, avian influenza and HIV are emerging problems for mankind... most importantly, which area r u interested?
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WHO is the specialized organizaton of UN. They are for sure trying to eradicate this virus. that is their area of work anyway.
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Hi there,\n\nHere's some detailed information on the 180Solutions.Zango infection:\nhttp://virusinfo.prevx.com/pxparall.asp?PXC=60f750937058\n\nThe best and easiest way to remove this infection is by installing the Free Trial of Prevx1.  This will scan your PC and remove this and any other infections free of charge.\nhttp://www.prevx.com
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I don't know off the top of my head, but try looking here. It has loads of good and useful virology info.\nhttp://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/
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Go through the yellow pages. Go to any hospital except Greater Kailash in Noida and Batra Hospital, New Delhi\n\nI have a very bad experience. First one generated the disease and the second one spoilt the case