Chikungunya afflicts Mt. Province folks
>> Saturday, August 26, 2023
By
Aldwin Quitasol
BONTOC, Mountain
Province -- — The provincial government
warned the public on alarming rise of Chikungunya in the province as the
Provincial Health Office logged 672 cases of the dengue-like viral infection
from January to August 2023.
Chikungunya is transmitted to humans through a bite of an infected mosquito that can cause excruciating joint pain and swelling.
The disease, however, is different from dengue yet they are both caused by mosquito bites.
Fever as a result of chikungunya typically lasts three to four days, while dengue fever can last anywhere from two to seven days or even more.
In Chikungunya, rashes all across the face, palms, feet, limbs can be found while rashes are limited to limbs and face for those who are infected with dengue.
Based on the data from the PHO, the Municipality of Paracelis tops the list with 658 cases which were detected in the barangays of Bantay, Banana and Butigue while 14 cases were listed in the neighboring town of Natonin.
Chikungunya is transmitted to humans through a bite of an infected mosquito that can cause excruciating joint pain and swelling.
The disease, however, is different from dengue yet they are both caused by mosquito bites.
Fever as a result of chikungunya typically lasts three to four days, while dengue fever can last anywhere from two to seven days or even more.
In Chikungunya, rashes all across the face, palms, feet, limbs can be found while rashes are limited to limbs and face for those who are infected with dengue.
Based on the data from the PHO, the Municipality of Paracelis tops the list with 658 cases which were detected in the barangays of Bantay, Banana and Butigue while 14 cases were listed in the neighboring town of Natonin.
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