Sourav Ganguly’s Wife Admit In hospital: There are many reasons behind fever. Fever is a system that tells that all is not well in the body. Dona Ganguly, wife of BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, has also come down with fever. He is admitted in Kolkata hospital. Doctors have confirmed him to have Chikungunya. What is Chikungunya? And why is it known as break bone fever? Let us know about it, which mosquito bite causes chikungunya, what are its symptoms and prevention, if precautions are not taken in time, then what can be its dangerous effects.
Chikungunya is caused by the bite of female Aedes
This virus is carried in the body of female Aedes mosquito. As soon as a mosquito bites a person, the virus enters his body immediately. Similar symptoms are seen with this virus. Like dengue usually happens. But the special thing is that there is no cure for this disease. There is no medicine, and no vaccine has been developed.
This fever breaks bones
Fever is also known as break bone fever. Most of the people who have Chikungunya make a complete recovery. For some people, joint pain lasts for months or even years. It seems as if the bones are breaking apart from this, sometimes the patient may have problems related to eyes and heart. Those who already have a complaint of hypertension i.e. high blood pressure, those people need to be more alert. Dengue is also called break bone fever.
These are the symptoms
If we talk about its symptoms, then the patient gets fever very fast. According to doctors, the fever reaches 105 degrees Fahrenheit. Pain, muscle pain, headache, vomiting, fatigue and red rash all over the body may occur in the joints of the whole body. Symptoms may emerge 5 to 7 days after the bite of an infected mosquito.
What to do for rescue?
To prevent chikungunya, it is necessary to protect against mosquitoes. For this, do not allow water logging around you. Keep the surrounding clean. Wear a full sleeve shirt. Sleep with the whole body covered at night. Sleep with a mosquito net or any such ointment can be applied so that mosquitoes do not bite on the body.
This is how dengue and chikungunya differ
Dengue and Chikungunya are caused by the bite of a female Aedes mosquito of the same species. This mosquito releases different viruses for dengue and chikungunya in the human body. Chikungunya is caused by the genus Alphavirus, while Dengue is caused by the genus Flavivirus. The initial symptom of both is fever.
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