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Bataan officials intensify drive vs Chikungunya in Mariveles
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Ramon Efren R. Lazaro / 12 years
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MARIVELES, Bataan— Health officials in the province have joined forces to check the Chikungunya outbreak in Mariveles that has already affected more than a hundred people.
Chikungunya is a viral disease that is spread by Aegis aegypti mosquito, the same carrier of dengue. It causes fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
It is often misdiagnosed as dengue as it shares clinical signs with the deadly disease, WHO documents revealed. Though Chikungunya has no cure, treatment is focused on relieving the symptoms.