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AFP: US approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus: drug regulator. #health

I never heard of it either. Here you go: https://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/

Chikungunya virus | CDC

Information on Chikungunya virus. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Nov 9, 2023 at 11:24pmWeb
Show threadPhD9Nov 9, 2023
@GottaLaff Trust me. It's no fun!
Show threadLaffyNov 9, 2023
@PhD9 Oh no. Sorry to hear you got it.
Show threadPhD9Nov 9, 2023

@GottaLaff I didn't have it but my wife did. It hit the Virgin Islands pretty hard in 2014.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5062794/

The First Reported Outbreak of Chikungunya in the U.S. Virgin Islands, 2014–2015

The chikungunya virus (CHIKV) epidemic in the Americas is of significant public health importance due to the lack of effective control and prevention strategies, severe disease morbidity among susceptible populations, and potential for persistent arthralgia ...

PubMed Central (PMC)
Show threadLaffyNov 9, 2023
@PhD9 Ugh, how awful.
Show threadPaul BrownjohnNov 9, 2023

@GottaLaff

It's a very nasty disease prevalent in areas where the type of mosquito that carries it is present, spread by mozzies - it's called break back fever as it causes dreadful back and joint pain which can persist for months. It is however rarely fatal.

Show threadLaffyNov 9, 2023
@Paulos_the_fog Sounds awful though.
Show threadJRNov 9, 2023
@GottaLaff I believe it historically has been a West African disease.
Around 2013 there was an outbreak in the Caribbean. With cases showing up in SE Florida, mainly Caribbean islanders or Americans visiting relatives or taking cruises. Elderly/ compromised patients could present with joint pain, viral syndrome leading to death.
Show threadfrater musNov 10, 2023
@GottaLaff saw chik mentioned on a rerun of Bones recently
Show threadD. AddlesNov 10, 2023
@GottaLaff Ill take a vaccine for a virus I don’t know over the inverse. I solidified this belief around March, 2020.
Show threadNikhil NigadeNov 10, 2023
@GottaLaff @lisamelton this was a big problem in India a few years ago. Keeps popping up every now and then but has since been controlled better.
Show threadRichard HendricksNov 10, 2023

@GottaLaff there's a free book by Dr. Hotez on neglected tropical diseases. A little old but still relevant

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273976999_Forgotten_People_Forgotten_Diseases_The_Neglected_Tropical_Diseases_and_Their_Impact_on_Global_Health_and_Development

Show threadDodo & the BrawnNov 10, 2023
@GottaLaff Relatives in India were really affected by it. I'm glad to hear there's a vaccine.