The current case study emphasises the impact of chikungunya on a baby. The chikungunya virus, which is a member of the Togaviridae family of the genus Alpha virus, is the agent of the arboviral illness chikungunya. The illness is spread by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Virus genetic adaptation and mosquito climate adaptation, which both promote increased infectivity and transmission, are the fundamental drivers of epidemics. The majority of people who contract chikungunya recover completely. The indiscriminate use of corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines (NSAIDS), particularly aspirin, which can cause thrombocytopenia, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, vomiting, and gastritis, increases the risk of death.
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Focality of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti Mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Chronology to the Trend Analysis in Villa Clara Province, Cuba: A Recent Study | Chapter 7 | Issues and Development in Health Research Vol. 1
The
study's goal was to characterise the time series and trends for the Aedes
aegypti mosquito's focality in Villa Clara province, Cuba, by months and years
(2007-2017). In Cuba, the prevalence of these parasitic and viral diseases is
unquestionably a public health issue, with a propensity to increase the number
of patients as well as vector organism populations. The study looked at the
province's 13 municipalities and the number of breeding sites they reported
during the various months of the study period. An observational, descriptive,
ecological, retrospective, and statistical investigation was carried out, with
all data acquired from the participants. Work cycles for vector surveillance
and control in the universe of dwellings and buildings in the 13 municipalities'
urban regions have been developed. With the help of the Windows Excel
application, the data was organised by years and months. The data was processed
using the SPSS statistical programme version 19.0 (the ENTER and ERROR
techniques). The municipalities of Santa Clara, Ranchuelo, Placetas,
Manicaragua, Santo Domingo, and Sagua la Grande were determined to have the
highest absolute frequency (Fi), which is quite comparable to the cumulative
relative frequency (fai), with minor differences in respect to the
municipalities' positions. The Ae. a vector's focality, as measured in months, July
through November were the months with the greatest focality, showing a direct
proportional relationship with the one recorded provincially. The conclusion is
that there exist natural and anthropogenic factors in Cuba that support the
creation and maintenance of the Ae. a vector focality all year.
Author (s) Details
Rigoberto Fimia-Duarte
Faculty of Health Technology and Nursing, University of Medical Sciences of
Villa Clara, Cuba.
Villa Clara Provincial Meteorological Center, Cuba.
Idalberto Machado Valenzuela
Provincial Unit of Surveillance and Antivectorial Fight (UPVLA), Provincial Centre of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (CPHEM) of Villa Clara, Cuba.
María Patricia Zambrano Gavilanes
Veterinary Medicine of Career, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnic, Technical University of Manabi, Manabi, Ecuador.
Yamilka Rios Ruiz
Technological Faculty, University of Medical Sciences of Camagüey, Cuba.
Rafael Armiñana García
Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba.
Frank Manuel Wilford González
Central University "Marta Abreu" of Las Villas, Villa Clara, Cuba.
Freddy Eli Zambrano Gavilanes
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Technical University of Manabí, Manabí, Ecuador
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