The US territory of PR. health department has said that there have been over 250 people that have come down with Chikungunya. This virus is native to Africa. Seems a worker or tourist from Africa or that had visited Africa brought it back to the Americas. Supposedly, the first person to come down with Chikungunya was in that small tourist Caribbean island which is divided by France and the Netherlands. From there it has spread throughout the Caribbean.
At least 80% of the people on our island who have come down with it are from or around the Capital City. And news has come that already two people with Chikungunya have been found in Florida. Many people travel from our island to Florida. Illinois and New York which means the populations in those States better get ready for Chikungunya. It is reported that it will spread throughout the Americas.
Chikungunya is like dengue fever (there are four types of Dengue fever) but much more joint and muscular pain is involved. They say take no aspirins if you get it. People in the Americas have no immunity to Chikungunya. At least they say its survivable.
There is no vaccine for it or really expected at this time. What they say is true, diseases travel via airplanes or ships to other parts of the world.
For those in the US and or Latin America and the Caribbean, what precautions if any are your central, State or local governments taking. Here they are just warning the people not make sure water is not left outside for the mosquitos to breed. I think this could get bad in populated areas especially near parts of cities with abandoned buildings or homes. Great place for mosquitos to breed.
Article on it - http://news.yahoo.com/chikungunya-cases ... 33889.html
If Chikungunya can get to the Americas from Africa what about ebola . A few weeks ago they were saying that international groups needed more international help since they could not cope with the ebola outbreak in the Ivory Coast Republic.
