Chikungunia Virus: China reports 7,000 cases

Over July, more than 000,3 cases have been reported in Guangdong province of China.

In Fosh City, which is the most hit, chikungunya patients should stay in the hospital, where their beds will protect their beds with mosquitoes. They can only be left after taking a negative test or at the end of the week’s stay.

Spread over the bite of infected mosquitoes, the virus causes fever and acute joints, which can sometimes survive for years.

Although rare in China, the outbreak of chikungunya is common in South and South East Asia and parts of Africa.

Other 12 other cities in the southern Guangdong province have been reported to be transmitted aside. Only 3,000 cases were reported last week.

On Monday, Hong Kong registered his first case-a 12-year-old son of fever, acne and joints after traveling to Foshan in July.

The virus is not infectious, and it spreads only when a infected person bites with mosquitoes that then go to others.

Officers say that all the cases so far are mild, 95% of patients have been released within seven days.

Nevertheless, the virus is widely recognized in the country, in these cases some are scared.

A user wrote on the Chinese social media platform Veibo, “This is terrible. Long -term results seem very painful.”

The United States has called for passengers in China to use “increased caution” after the outbreak.

Officials in Guangadong province have promised to “decisive and forced measures” to prevent the spread of the disease.

Symptoms such as fever, joints or acne are appealing to the nearest hospital so that they can test the virus.

Officers residents have instructed residents to drain stable water in their homes, such as flowerpots, coffee machines or additional bottles – and if they do not, it will be fined up to 10,000 yuan ($ 1,400).

They are also releasing monster “elephant mosquitoes” that can eat small, chicken-chickens bugs; And the army of mosquitoes.

Last week, the officials at the Forest released the fish eating 5,000,3 larvae in the city ponds. In some parts of the city, they are also a flying airline to find a source of stable water.

Some neighboring cities had ordered the passengers of Fooshan to keep a 14 -day home isolated, but after that it was withdrawn.

Some people have compared these measures to the people imposed on the time of the partner and questioned their requirements.

The user on Veibo wrote, “It sounds very familiar … but they really need it?”

Another wrote: “What does it mean to separate? Isn’t that an infected patient then bite other people?”

Serious restrictions were applied to all the country (or continental disease), with all the country (or continental), in which people were separated and sealing the residential buildings and the entire neighborhood for a few days or weeks.

Most of the people who have been bitten by infected mosquitoes have developed the symptoms of chikungunya in three to seven days.

In addition to fever and joints, other symptoms include acne, headache, muscle aches and swollen joints.

In most cases, patients will feel better in a week. However, in severe cases, joint pain may last months or even years.

Those who risk more serious disease include people with basic medical conditions such as newborn, elderly and heart disease or diabetes.

There is no cure, but the death of chikgunia is very rare.

In 195 2, the first virus was identified in Tanzania. They then spread to other countries in the sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.

To date, it has been reported in more than 110 countries.

According to the World Health Organization, the best way to prevent the spread of the virus is to reduce the stable water pond.