Chikungunya Virus A Growing Global Public Health Threat

The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an RNA virus that is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitos commonly found in tropical and subtropical countries. In humans, CHIKV causes an infection with symptoms strikingly like those of the dengue virus and Zika disease, both of which are also transmitted to hu...

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Muut tekijät: Engohang-Ndong, Jean (Toimittaja)
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: IntechOpen 2022
Sarja:Infectious Diseases 12
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Yhteenveto:The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an RNA virus that is transmitted to humans by Aedes mosquitos commonly found in tropical and subtropical countries. In humans, CHIKV causes an infection with symptoms strikingly like those of the dengue virus and Zika disease, both of which are also transmitted to humans by the same genus of mosquitos. This book delves into the history of the disease and the molecular characterization of the virus. It sheds light on modern diagnosis tools that allow unambiguous identification of CHIKV infection. In addition, this book addresses the epidemiology of chikungunya fever, the distribution and spread of the disease, and the promising approaches under consideration for preventing and treating the disease.
Ulkoasu:1 electronic resource (102 p.)
ISBN:intechopen.87411
9781839690907
9781839690891
9781839690914
Pääsy:Open Access