The last few years chikungunya disease outbreak in different regions Indonesia, both urban and rural areas. Society has begun to recognize this disease especially for those who follow health information and through various media. But for rural communities still difficult to access information from the news media sometimes cause disease fear.
The role of government at the very bottom is necessary for the socialization
about the type of the disease. Addressing the situation of rural communities families who are affected by symptoms or have been hit by chikungunya disease with the attitude of confusion and some even consider non-medical disease, this is because they have never seen someone affected by circumstanceschikungunya disease earlier.
Chikungunya is caused by the chikungunya virus: the group alphaviruses Viru
Group A / antropho borne viruses. Different with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) which
caused by group B antropho borne viruses. Between Dengue and Chikungunya both
the same is caused by the bite of Aedes mosquitoes and the incubation period orAegypty
development of virus for 1-12 days but that often occurs 2-4 days.
Symptoms that can be seen such as fever, joint pain, muscle pain, spotting
redness, headache, seizures, enlarged lymph nodes section
neck. Treatment that is definitely not yet been found, the main step is
bring patients to health workers (community health center / hospital).
But chikungunya have been isolated in various regions of Indonesia.
A very effective step for prevention is to clean each
mosquito breeding environment of residence such as homes, schools, places
worship, public places / terminals, markets. From these places the causes and
growing spread of chikungunya.
(pang budito - from various sources)
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