On March 9, 2023, Prof. Dr. Yong Phuwarawan, Head of the Center, specialized in clinical virology Department of Pediatrics Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Posted a message via personal Facebook Yong Poovorawan that …
Fever, joint pain, mosquito bites, chikungunya, zika
during the past year There has been an increase in outbreaks of Aedes aegypti joint fever, Chikungunya and Chika virus outbreaks since 2018, caused by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. as well as dengue It is found mostly in urban areas including Bangkok causing fever, rash, and joint pain. It can be found in all ages, but in children, fever, rash, and joint pain may not be prominent in adults or the elderly. Joint pain can be quite severe. and lasted several weeks Or maybe it’s a month. The most important defense is to prevent mosquito bites. Destroy mosquito breeding sites, get rid of larvae, wear clothes completely. Including using mosquito repellent and if there is a patient, especially in Bangkok, any district should notify the Department of Health To help destroy mosquitoes and breeding sites, reduce the spread of disease.
The virus center has been studying all along. It was found that this year’s outbreak Center found more Although less than in the 2019 outbreak as shown in the figure.