Archive for February 22nd, 2006
Chikungunya
You are probably wondering what that is. Well, it’s not a swear word or some remote places that you’ve never heard of. Chikungunya is Swahili for “that which bends up”, and is a disease (a.k.a. Buggy Creek disease) that is brought by mosquitoes.
Common symptomns are sudden severe headache, chills, fever (>40°C,104°F), joint and muscle pain. [...]
Posted: February 22nd, 2006 under Mauritius.
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