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Frequently Asked Quesx00740069ons What is chikungunya virus Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted to people by mosquitoes It has occurred in Africa Southern Europe Southeast Asia. Msimang V.. 1. , Jansen van Vuren P.. 1. , Weyer . J.. 1. , Le Roux C.. 1. , Kemp, A.. 1. , Paweska J.T.. 1. 1. Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases,. National Institute for Communicable Diseases/NICD, Republic of South Africa (RSA). Ryan Gill, MS4. Chikungunya - an emerging disease. Emerging infectious viral disease spread by mosquitos. Until the 2000s, was not known to exist in the Western hemisphere. Establishment in the US likely inevitable . Msimang V.. 1. , Jansen van Vuren P.. 1. , Weyer . J.. 1. , Le Roux C.. 1. , Kemp, A.. 1. , Paweska J.T.. 1. 1. Centre for Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases,. National Institute for Communicable Diseases/NICD, Republic of South Africa (RSA). Test appropriate specimen by Zika . RNA. PCR/NAT. Dengue. Chikungunya. Specimen positive for RNA patient . POSITIVE. for . dengue. virus. Specimen negative for dengue virus RNA. Specimen positive for chikungunya virus – . DE . DENGUE, CHIKUNGUNYA Y ZIKA. LUIS J. LUGO VÉLEZ M.D. J.D. LL.M. . FCLM. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR . PONCE HEALTH . SCIENCES UNIVERSITY. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. ADJUNCT . FACULTY PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC . UNIVERSITY. 23. The causative agent of plague is. a) . Francisella . tularensis.. b) . Yersinia . pestis.. c) . Borrelia . burgdorferi.. d) . Rickettsia . prowazekii.. The causative agent of plague is. a) . Virus. What am I?. Virus. What am I?. Virus. What am I?. Virus. How do I spread?. Virus. How do I spread?. Virus. How do I spread?. Virus. How do I spread?. Virus. How do I spread?. Virus. What is my relationship between human behavior and me?. Division of Public Health. Background. Mosquito-borne emerging . arbovirus. . Closely related to dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and West Nile viruses. First identified in Uganda in 1947. The influenza virus group consists of three enveloped RNA members of the family Orthomyxoviridae:. influenza A, B, and C. . Influenza A . viruses are further classified into hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase. Chikungunya (pronounced chik - en - gun - ye) is a viral disease caused by the Chikungunya virus. Currently, the virus is not indigenous to the continental United States (US), meaning that the virus 66 Neki N. S*, Neeraj Joshi**, Gagandeep Singh Shergill**, Amritpal Singh**, Rajat Kharbanda**, Narinder Kumar Meena** * Professor, ** Junior Resident, *** Senior Resident, Department of Internal Med Bessaud M, Peyrefitte CN, Pastorino BA, Tock F, Merle O, Colpart J, et al. Chikungunya Virus Strains, Reunion Island Outbreak. Emerg Infect Dis. 2006;12(10):1604-1605. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1210.060596. McElroy AK, Erickson BR, Flietstra TD, Rollin PE, Nichol ST, Towner JS, et al. Biomarker Correlates of Survival in Pediatric Patients with Ebola Virus Disease. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014;20(10):1683-1690. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.140430. Bozza FA, Moreira-Soto A, Rockstroh A, Fischer C, Nascimento AD, Calheiros AS, et al. Differential Shedding and Antibody Kinetics of Zika and Chikungunya Viruses, Brazil. Emerg Infect Dis. 2019;25(2):311-315. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2502.180166.