Is yellow fever and chikungunya same?

Chikungunya, Dengue Fever, Yellow Fever and Zika are mosquito-borne diseases transmitted to humans by day-biting Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (see pictures below).

Is chikungunya and Zika the same?

Dengue and zika are closely related, but chikungunya is not. However, they are all transmitted by the same two species of day-biting mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and the cold tolerant, Aedes albopictus, which are both exquisitely adapted to the human and urban environment.

Is Zika virus related to yellow fever?

Zika virus is similar to dengue fever, yellow fever and West Nile virus. Carried by infected Aedes aegypti mosquitos, Zika is largely transmitted through bites, but can also occur through intrauterine infection.

Are names of diseases proper nouns?

In general, do not capitalize the names of diseases, disorders, therapies, treatments, theories, concepts, hypotheses, principles, models, and statistical procedures.

Why chikungunya is called chikungunya?

It is an RNA virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The name “chikungunya” derives from a word in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted”, and describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with joint pain (arthralgia).

Who Zika fact sheet?

Key facts. Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day. Symptoms are generally mild and include fever, rash, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, malaise or headache. Symptoms typically last for 2–7 days.

How is yellow fever different from dengue?

Dengue (DEN) and yellow fever (YF) viruses are responsible for human diseases with symptoms ranging from mild fever to hepatitis and/or hemorrhages. Whereas DEN virus typically induces only limited foci of necrosis in the liver, YF virus infection is characterized by devastating lesions.

Are yellow fever and dengue fever the same?

Dengue virus is also a member of the family Flaviviridae, and is closely related to yellow fever virus.

What caused the Zika virus?

Causes and Risk Factors of Zika Virus Infection. The Zika virus is spread primarily through the bites of infected Aedes mosquitoes (including the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species). These types of mosquitoes frequently attack in the daytime hours, but they also bite at night.

Is hepatitis capitalized?

A: Lowercase for post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, hepatitis C, etc. See “diseases” entry for further guidance.

Is asthma capitalized?

Commas Do not set off the final item in a simple list with a comma. The 10-year-old boy has sickle cell disease, anemia and asthma. Do not capitalize a condition unless its name includes a proper noun.