Chikungunya: a re-emerging virus
In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, myalgia, rash, and both acute and pers...
Uloženo v:
| Vydáno v: | The Lancet (British edition) Ročník 379; číslo 9816; s. 662 - 671 |
|---|---|
| Hlavní autoři: | , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Vydáno: |
Kidlington
Elsevier Ltd
18.02.2012
Elsevier Elsevier Limited |
| Témata: | |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X |
| On-line přístup: | Získat plný text |
| Tagy: |
Přidat tag
Žádné tagy, Buďte první, kdo vytvoří štítek k tomuto záznamu!
|
| Shrnutí: | In the past decade, chikungunya—a virus transmitted by Aedes spp mosquitoes—has re-emerged in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, and the Indian Ocean Islands as the cause of large outbreaks of human disease. The disease is characterised by fever, headache, myalgia, rash, and both acute and persistent arthralgia. The disease can cause severe morbidity and, since 2005, fatality. The virus is endemic to tropical regions, but the spread of Aedes albopictus into Europe and the Americas coupled with high viraemia in infected travellers returning from endemic areas increases the risk that this virus could establish itself in new endemic regions. This Seminar focuses on the re-emergence of this disease, the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis of virus-induced arthralgia, diagnostic techniques, and various treatment modalities. |
|---|---|
| Bibliografie: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60281-X ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 14 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-3 |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736 1474-547X 1474-547X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60281-X |