aH Ha! Mystery Fever in 17 Nagpur villages

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Mystery fever in 17 Nagpur villages
Updated Monday   , May       01, 2006 at 18:19

				Kodhaki (Nagpur): A mysterious fever, identified as Chicken Gunia, has afflicted about 450 persons in about 17 villages of Nagpur District.

Similar in symptoms to dengue fever,
Chicken Gunia leaves individuals complaining of high fever, body ache,
joint pains and spells of nausea.

Several patients with symptoms of chicken gunia are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre (PHC).

"I suffered high fever. My body became
stiff suddenly. I had severe pain in the joints and I find difficulty
in walking. I took medicines but it is not helping me. I am still under
treatment," said Ramdas, a patient.

Fahim Akhtar, the medical officer at the
Kodhaki Primary Health Centre, said that blood samples of some of the
patients have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune
to confirm the presence of the disease.

Chicken Gunia is caused by mosquito bites and at present, no vaccine exists to counter it.
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chargingbear Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: March 22 2006 Status: Offline Points: 398	Post Options Post Reply Quote chargingbear Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply *Topic: aH Ha! Mystery* Fever in 17 Nagpur villages** Posted: May 01 2006 at 1:18pm
	Mystery fever in 17 Nagpur villages Updated Monday , May 01, 2006 at 18:19 Kodhaki (Nagpur): A mysterious fever, identified as Chicken Gunia, has afflicted about 450 persons in about 17 villages of Nagpur District. Similar in symptoms to dengue fever, Chicken Gunia leaves individuals complaining of high fever, body ache, joint pains and spells of nausea. Several patients with symptoms of chicken gunia are undergoing treatment at the Primary Health Centre (PHC). "I suffered high fever. My body became stiff suddenly. I had severe pain in the joints and I find difficulty in walking. I took medicines but it is not helping me. I am still under treatment," said Ramdas, a patient. Fahim Akhtar, the medical officer at the Kodhaki Primary Health Centre, said that blood samples of some of the patients have been sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune to confirm the presence of the disease. Chicken Gunia is caused by mosquito bites and at present, no vaccine exists to counter it. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/mystery-fever-in-17-nagpur-villages/9191-3.html

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 01 2006 at 1:45pm
	Chargingbear, Thanks for the post, and for your thoughtful highlighting of text. Where were you when I was in college????? I would have appreciated all of the highlighting. I would be interested to see how this progresses. If it develops into any respiratory distress or even the mumps or meningitis. It's sound more like meninigitis to me.

Ironstone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Valued Member Joined: March 13 2006 Status: Offline Points: 383	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ironstone Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 01 2006 at 1:48pm
	That's Chickwhatever (not a hope of spelling it) and is carried by mosquitoes. Started in Reunion Island.
	Ironstone

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May 01 2006 at 2:02pm
	Thanks for clarification Ironstone.

aH Ha! *Mystery* Fever in 17 Nagpur villages

aH Ha! Mystery Fever in 17 Nagpur villages