Sor Kor. 9 pointed out Chikungunya It is a silent threat, causing people in 4 provinces “Nakhon Chai Burin” to get sick in 2022, as many as 134 cases, and there is no cure yet.
Dr. Taweechai Witsanuyothin, Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 9, Nakhon Ratchasima, mentioned fever, joint pain, mosquito bites. Or chikungunya disease that is an infectious disease that is transmitted by mosquitoes. have symptoms similar to the diseaseDengue fever But the patient’s condition is not severe until death. which the situation of fever, joint pain, mosquitoes In the 9th health zone from January 1, 2022 to December 30, 2022, 134 patients were found, no deaths.
When separated by province, it was found that Chaiyaphum Province had 90 patients, Nakhon Ratchasima Province had 12 patients, Surin Province had 32 patients and Buriram Province. No cases were reported. The age range with the highest cumulative number of patients was 45-54 years old, followed by 25-34 years, and the occupations that found the most patients were farmers and contract workers. As for the situation of the disease in 2023, no cases have been reported.
But nowadays, there is no cure for this disease. Symptomatic treatment is required. and although the symptoms are different from dengue fever where there is no leakage of plasma outside the blood vessels Therefore, patients with severe symptoms to shock were not found. But when bitten by an infected Aedes mosquito It will cause acute high fever, headache or eye pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, red rash all over the body but not itching. And the important symptoms are joint pain, bone pain, similar to dengue fever. which fever, joint pain, mosquitoes or chikungunya disease from Swahili It is a local language of Africa.
The pain until the body is bent reflects the symptoms of patients who suffer from joint pain, joint pain, finger joints, ankles, knees, bone pain, therefore must focus on protecting themselves from being bitten by mosquitoes. When you are sick, go see a doctor. Do not take over-the-counter medications such as aspirin or ibuprofen. because it will increase the chances of bleeding in various tissues and use the same prevention principles as dengue fever