Rob,
You can believe the reporting that the US had it before jamaica , but with the cover up by Jamaican officials on when it started and the number of confirmed cases, I find it hard to believe. In July jamaica reported 30 cases but now has an epidemic only confirms the fact that jamaica has it's head up its ass dealing with this.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...demic_17615883
True, chick V is flu like with symptoms lasting an average 3 days,it can also last from 1 to 21 days. It is not fatal but deaths have occurred in the young, weak and old. Most people who catch it will be ill for a few days and then be fine, while others will have side effects for years with aching joints,arthritis and more.
This is not just a Jamaican problem it is a warm region virus.