PROJECT REPORT

ON
“AN OVER VIEW ON CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER”
SUBMITTED FOR THE PRACTICAL FULLFILMENT FOR THE
DEGREE

BY
RAKESH KUMAR
Enrollment no.TPH 1402116
Approved by Supervised by
PROF. (Dr.) K.K.JHA Mr. SHEKHAR SINGH
(Principle) (Asst. Professor)

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER COLLEGE OF PHARMACY

TEERTHANKER MAHAVEER UNIVERSITY, MORADABAD
2017-18
 INTRODUCTION
 Chikungunya has an infected disease .
 Chikungunya fever are transmit of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
 These mosquito ,we are also known to yellow fever mosquito.
 Chikungunya fever are symptoms fever and joint pain .
Chikungunya fever are caused of virus
 chikungunya fever are transmitted to people by mosquitoes.
 Chikungunya fever and dengue are mostly same category
disease .
 Chikungunya fever are met to mainly south country as well as
South America, Africa, Asia .
 In chikungunya fever ,we are not be used to any vaccines
SYMPTOMS OF CHIKUNGUNYA
 Headache
 Muscle pain
 Swelling of joint rash
 nausea
 fatigue
Chikungunya a mosquito
transmitted viral infection
 It is a mosquito born viral disease caused by chikungunya
virus and The virus is transmitted to human by Aedes
Aegypti mosquito.
 The mosquitoes breed on stagnant water.
 The mosquitoes bite during daytime with peaks in early
morning and late afternoon.
 Mosquito acquire the virus from humans and after a period
of 8 to 10 days they transfer it to other humans while
feeding.
 The virus circulates in blood of infected person for several
days at approximately the time when the person gets the
fever.
RISK FACTORS OF CHIKUNGUNYA
 Damp marshy area.
 Area with stagnant or collected.
 Mosquito prone area.
 Attendants of chikungunya patients.
 Individuals with weak immune symptoms.
 Infection from mother to new born during delivery.
 Old people or small children with other underlying
illness.
DO OF CHIKUNGUNYA
 Maintain body temperature with in moderate rang.
 Drink lost of fluids and have light diet.
 Take complete rest.
 Use mosquito net even during daytime.
 Wear dresses that cover most of body.
 Use repellant creams or sprays on skin when going
outdoor.
DO NOT CHIKUNGUNYA
 Do not allow fever to rise too high (>102 F)
 Do not exert you self during acute stage .
 Do not take any medicine on your own.
 Do not consume aspirin for the pain.
 Do not sleep without mosquito net.
 Do not allow water to accumulate in nose or in the
surrounding.
FOOD TO INCLUDE
 Soft balanced diet with plenty of liquids.
 Food rich in selenium ,Zinc, Vitamin C .
 Fruits and vegetables as they contains antioxidants
that help in recovery.
 Food rich in vitamin a such as yellow orange fruits and
vegetable.
 Orange juice is good digestive and is help full for
recovery
 DIAGNOSIS
 The primary differential diagnosis of chikungunya
,should be made from dengue , and O ‘ Nyong fever.
 Chikungunya manifest with Myalgia rather than
Arthritis
FOOD TO AVOID
 Highly spicy food.
 Deep fried and fatty food.
 Caffeine and caffeinated food and beverages.
 Smoking.
 Alcohol.
 Food that are difficult to digest.
 PREVENTION OF CHIKUNGUNYA
 .Using animal order inset coil and bug powder
vaporizer , stand back from heavily owner –occupied
district.
 .Use dipterans repellents insides.
 .Once with in ,use air –con if out there
 .Make positive window and free holes ,if sleeping space
do not seen to be screen or condition use dipterans'
net.
 .If you have get symptoms of infections.
 TREATMENT
 There is no vaccine to prevent or medicine to treat
chikungunya virus.
 Treat the symptoms:
 Get plenty of rest.
 Drink fluids to prevent dehydration.
 Take medicine such as acetaminophen (Tylenol®) or
paracetamol to reduce fever and pain.
 Do not take aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS until dengue can be ruled
out to reduce the risk of bleeding).
 If you have chikungunya, prevent mosquito bites
for the first week of your illness. During the first
week of infection, chikungunya virus can be found
in the blood and passed from an infected person to
a mosquito through mosquito bites.
 An infected mosquito can then spread the virus to
other people.
 CONCLUSION
 Chikungunya virus belongs to the family of alpha
viruses and is common Southeast Asia and Africa. It
can be transmitted to humans by bites of the Aedes
mosquitoes. Symptoms are similar to those dengue
and consist of fever, headache , arthralgia , myalgia
and conjunctive …..The fever may return