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Mosquitoes Spreading Dangerous Caribbean Virus

July 18, 2014 Posted by Jack Ford

A distressing piece of information has been shared by health officials: mosquitoes in the U.S. have begun spreading a virus that is common in the Caribbean. On Thursday two cases of domestically acquired Chikungunya infections were communicated to the public. Currently it is believed that the infection was spread by healthy mosquitoes that, after biting infected individuals, spread the disease to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Caribbean Virus, Chikungunya virus, health news, Mosquito bites

Chikungunya virus spreads in Caribbean, may hit tourism this summer

May 22, 2014 Posted by Contributor

The painful chikungunya virus is spreading rapidly in Caribbean with the hospitals and clinics across the country seeing thousands of people with its symptoms. Meanwhile, the outbreak may badly hit the tourism industry here. Tourism ministers have warning the region needs to work together to combat the illness before it further affects the populations and begins to hit visitors numbers over the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Caribbean tourism, Chikungunya virus, Chikungunya virus in Caribbean

Chikungunya virus epidemic spreads across Caribbean

May 4, 2014 Posted by Staff

Scientist have cautioned against Chikungunya, an illness caused by a virus spread via mosquito bites, as it is spreading to other Caribbean countries. The disease was first detected in 2012 in the US. The mosquito-bitten disease has fever and joint pain as common symptoms. Other important symptoms include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling or rash. Health experts say, no vaccine or … [Read more...]

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