CHIKUNGUNYA IN THE CARIBBEAN: A PAINFUL VIRUS NOT TO BE UNDERESTIMATED

📷 [Image: Aedes aegypti mosquito]

🦟 Introduction

Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by Aedes mosquitoes, also responsible for dengue and Zika. It caused a major outbreak in the Caribbean in 2014 and remains a threat in tropical regions.

1. What is chikungunya?

📷 [Image: virus under microscope]
It causes high fever and severe joint pain. The name comes from Swahili, meaning “to become contorted.”

2. Symptoms

• Sudden fever (> 38.5 °C)

• Intense joint pain

• Headache, fatigue

• Skin rash
  📷 [Image: person in bed with muscle pain]

3. Why is the Caribbean at risk?

• Tropical climate

• Aedes mosquitoes present all year

• No vaccine
  📷 [Image: map of risk zones]

4. Prevention

• Eliminate stagnant water

• Wear protective clothes

• ge: prevention steps]

• 5. Treatment

• There is no antiviral treatment:

• Use paracetamol

• Rest and hydrate

• Avoid anti-inflammatories
  📷 [Image: medicine and rest]

• ✅ Conclusion

• Chikungunya can cause long-lasting joint pain. Prevention is the best protection.Use mosquito repellents
  📷 [Ima