Alamin: Ano nga ba ang vector-borne disease na 'chikungunya' ?

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00:00 Ryan, because it's raining again, the mosquitoes are coming out again, bringing different diseases.

00:07 Another viral disease from the virus of the infected mosquito,

00:11 we will talk about it today, this is the Chikungunya.

00:15 And to give us a wide knowledge about Chikungunya,

00:19 we will have an occupational medicine doctor, Dr. Drola Sanchez.

00:23 Good morning and welcome back to Rise and Shine Philippines, Doc.

00:27 Good morning, Doc.

00:28 Hi, good morning, Audrey and Ryan again, and our RSV.

00:32 Okay, Doc, for everyone's knowledge,

00:35 can you please explain to us what is this Chikungunya disease?

00:40 Chikungunya is a heart virus.

00:44 It lives through the bite of an infected mosquito,

00:48 like Adenis A. gpti and Adenis albopipos.

00:52 So, once we get this, we have an incubation period of 3 to 7 days,

00:59 and that's when the symptoms will come out,

01:01 like fever, nausea, vomiting, and this is debilitating,

01:09 that's why it's called "saturnumatone" which means "witch fence" or "spook wall".

01:15 Doc, you mentioned earlier the symptoms, the fever, vomiting,

01:21 but are there other symptoms that you can say have the same symptoms?

01:28 So, our first symptom is a high fever,

01:34 within 2 to 5 days, you will have Chikungunya.

01:39 There is a very distinctive macular rash on your body,

01:45 and patients who have Chikungunya,

01:47 they have very painful symptoms, they can't walk,

01:52 and these symptoms usually have a back pain,

01:55 and sometimes, the patients who have it also get sick.

02:00 Doctor, what is the difference between Chikungunya and other mosquito-borne diseases,

02:08 like dengue and Zika virus?

02:12 Dengue and Zika virus are both mosquito-borne,

02:17 and they are also brought from the same industry.

02:20 The only difference between dengue and other diseases is that dengue also has a rash on the latter part,

02:26 and it is also associated with bleeding,

02:29 and it is more dangerous if we have dengue.

02:33 The Zika virus is also called conjunctivitis,

02:44 and it is the redness of your eyes.

02:48 And to know what the symptoms are, it is better to have a laboratory test.

02:54 Doc, now that it's time to hide,

02:57 what are the effective ways to avoid this disease?

03:02 So, one of the effective ways,

03:05 we know that we don't have vaccines anymore,

03:07 is to apply insect repellent that is organic.

03:13 It is also better to wear long sleeves and long pants.

03:19 It is just that it is hot,

03:21 and we need to remove the breeding places of mosquitoes.

03:26 Doc, what are the common ways to treat this disease?

03:32 Is there a vaccine for chikungunya?

03:35 For chikungunya, we don't have a vaccine as of now.

03:41 We can only give supportive and symptomatic treatment.

03:44 You can give your primary physician paracetamol, let's say,

03:49 or analgesics for the wound or for the wound.

03:53 And if it is itchy, you can also give antihistamine.

03:56 But we always suggest to our patients

03:59 that they really need to rest and to hydrate their bodies.

04:04 Drink plenty of water.

04:06 Okay, if for example, you are not immediately consulted by a specialist,

04:11 and you have been suffering from chikungunya for 10 days or 2 weeks,

04:16 what will be the effect on the human body?

04:21 For chikungunya, it is not a dangerous virus.

04:30 We can only do it to such patients.

04:33 But we need to rest.

04:34 We have three stages,

04:36 which are acute, acute, and chronic.

04:39 Acute is when it is only for 3 to 10 days.

04:41 Sometimes, we have patients who, after 2 to 3 months,

04:45 suddenly, they start to have a fever.

04:48 And then, for chronic, sometimes, it is more than 3 months to 1 year.

04:54 12 to 50% of people with chikungunya can reach the chronic stage.

04:59 But so far, we don't need to be careful

05:02 except if it is an elderly patient or immunocompromised.

05:05 Alright.

05:06 Doc, just one last question.

05:07 What is your message or advice to the public about chikungunya?

05:12 For us to avoid chikungunya,

05:16 I advise you to take a bath because mosquitos like to bite the hot body.

05:21 Stay hydrated.

05:23 Eat properly.

05:25 Rest.

05:26 6 to 8 glasses of water a day.

05:28 Sleep for at least 7 hours.

05:30 And aside from hydrating the body,

05:33 avoid biting mosquitoes.

05:37 Alright.

05:37 Thank you very much for giving us your free telemedicine.

05:40 Today, we talked about the chikungunya disease.

05:43 Dr. Adrolas Sanchez.

05:45 Thank you very much again, Doc.

05:47 Thank you.

05:49 Now, Audrey, Doc said that you should always bathe and clean your environment.

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