17th case of chikungunya confirmed
Posted by jtsmyth8 on May 9, 2008
The Ministry of Health has confirmed Singapore’s 17th case of the mosquito-borne disease, chikungunya, here.
He is Mr E. C. Sng, who caught the bug overseas. He believes he caught the virus while playing golf at Jakarta’s prestigious Jagorawi Golf & Country Club a month ago.
He has not passed on the disease to anyone and is no longer infectious.
So far, 13 people have been infected locally, and another four, including Mr Sng, caught the virus overseas.
Like dengue, chikungunya is spread through the Aedes mosquito. It spreads if an infected person is bitten by an Aedes mosquito within days of getting symptoms, which include fever, headache, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, muscle ache, rash and pain in the joints. The mosquito spreads the virus to those it subsequently bites. (story)
