I Just logged in on facebook and saw a post about this virus so I decided to check more about it. Then this came up, I hope this will shut up those conspiracy theorist making up stories about the origin of ebola

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If you’ve spent any time outside this
summer, it’s likely you’ve fought off plenty of mosquitoes.

But now there’s even more reason to
swat them away due to a new virus
carried by the pests that’s spreading
quickly, CBS 2’s Dick Brennan reported.

The new threat, a virus called chikungunya, has doctors such as Rutgers entomologist Dr. Dina Fonseca
on high alert.

“The populations of mosquitoes are at their highest, at their peak, so that’s why we’re really worried about it,” Fonseca said.

A bite by a mosquito carrying the virus
can cause fever, rash and severe joint
pain. Symptoms typically start a few
days after a bite and can last for months, CBS 2 reported.

“Your hands, your feet, your knees and elbows really hurt,” Fonseca said.

Prior outbreaks have occurred in Africa, Asia, and Europe. Late last year, the virus was found for the first time on the Caribbean islands, where more than 100,000 people have been sickened.

In May, officials declared chikungunya
an epidemic in the Caribbean and
there’s concern that could lead to more cases in the United States.

“We should be worried about people
coming in infected and potentially
transmitting locally,” Fonseca said.

Prevention is key and experts say to
protect yourself from the virus, simply
limit your exposure to mosquitoes. They also advise wearing long sleeves and pants when outside and in possible contact with mosquitoes.

“These bite during the day, they’re
fierce biters,” Peter Rendine of Bergen County Mosquito Control said.

Rendine said homeowners may be
unwittingly hatching armies of
mosquitoes by not getting rid of the
standing water they need to breed.

“What we like to say to the
homeowners when we find mosquitoes
that they’re breeding on their property
— that they’re terrorizing their whole neighborhood,” Rendine said.

Other simple measures can go a long
way toward keeping your summer safe, like repairing broken screens, CBS 2 reported.

In July, New Jersey health
officials urged residents to protect
themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses this summer. So far, 20 New Jersey residents have tested positive for chikungunya.

The first two U.S.-acquired cases of the
chikungunya virus were reported in Florida earlier this month. The health department has found West Nile virus in mosquito pools in Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester,
Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex,
Passaic and Union counties.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/08/06/doctors-in-u-s-on-high-alert-for-chikungunya-virus/

http://starzarena.ml/forum/Doctors-In-U.S.-On-High-Alert-For-Chikungunya-Virus_710.html

Chai! Another virus?

We are not done with Ebola and now chikungunya?

What a season of virus.

Speechless

This one is still a younger brother to Ebola nah.

okay they shud better
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