Procare Medical Center (French doctors)

CHIKUNGUNYA


What you should know about Chikungunya :

• Incubation Period : 2- 10 days
• Flu syndrome (fever, body soreness, headaches)
• Crippling joint pain +++
• Rash
• Conjonctivitis, Uvéitis
• Rare severe forms (myocarditis, severe neurological signs especially people with a weak immune...

CHICKENPOX (Varicella) :

Chickenpox is an infection caused by varicella-zoster virus. Chickenpox is highly contagious to people who haven't had the disease or been vaccinated against it. Today, a vaccine is available that protects children against chickenpox.

Clinical Features :
• Fever
• Tir...

PARVOVIRUS B19 (Fith Disease, Mégalerytheme épidemique)


Parvovirus B19 is a common childhood viral illness. Transmission can occur via the respiratory route, hand-to-mouth contact, blood products, and vertically from the mother to the fetus. About 50 per cent of all adults have been infected so...

DENGUE FEVER

Dengue is caused by a virus of the Flaviviridae family and there are four serotypes of the virus that cause dengue (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3 and DENV-4). The Outbreaks are seasonal, occurring during the rainy season (May–October).

Incubation : 4-10 days (delay between host infection...