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01/16/2015
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The Health Department of the Federal District (SES-DF) said on Thursday (15) the registration of the first case of chikungunya fever contracted this year in federal unit. A resident of Guara 2, city of the Federal District about 10 kilometers away from Brasilia, is considered an autochthonous case of infection, that is, when it is contracted in the city itself. There are two cases in research. The department did not release information about the patient.
Last year, 33 cases were reported, of which 25 are discarded and six confirmed. Five of these were taken out of the DF, so-called imported cases. Two others are under investigation. The doctor of Endemic Diseases Control Unit, Communicable Diseases and Emerging Dalcy Albuquerque Son explains that chikungunya fever is a notifiable disease and that cases should be reported to the secretariat. "Every health professional who meets a suspected case must notify the Health Department. And from there we triggers actions, including sample collection."
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Aedes aegypti mosquito transmitting dengue fever and chikungunya Arquivo / Agency Brazil
By having the same transmission of dengue fever, the doctor guides the population hold the actions of prevention and care with standing water, for example. "The virus is transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti that is the same dengue. Now, we have two reasons to worry about the same thing that is the replication of mosquitoes. "
Besides the transmission by Aedes aegypti, dengue and chikungunya fever have similar symptoms, which often hinders the medical diagnosis. The treatment is also the same. "It is symptomatic, ie, has no specific remedy. Then the doctor will prescribe a pain medication, care and the person goes home. "
According to Albuquerque, with confirmation of the case, the arrangements for the elimination of mosquito in the region where the patient lives have already been taken. "We know that many of the people who are infected by a virus transmitted by Aedes aegypti, in general, is [sting] in the place of residence. Then call the likely site of infection, which is the Guara. "
The infectious explains that despite the similarities dengue can be even more dangerous. "The chikungunya is not a disease that complicates unless it is contracted by people already with other diseases, very young or older children." It guides people who have high fever, body aches and joint seek a health care facility.
The Health Department gives some tips for citizens to prevent dengue and chikungunya fever, such as removing leaves, branches and anything that can hold water; check that the water tank is properly closed; deliver old tires to Urban Cleaning Service or save them in place without water; verify that the bottles are stored upside down. In addition, the department recommends also that are emptied the potted plants of the dishes and brush them with soap and water, as the eggs deposited in containers can survive, even under unfavorable conditions, for up to 450 days.
Source: Agency Brazil
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