Chikungunya oh ya its real

[embury]

Not to be a spoiler sport but my specialists back here that dealt with it with me told me there is no proof of immunity after having it.

sure hope they are wrong...everything we have read says otherwise...would really reconsider my travel plans if threat of being that sick was part of my holiday...now im back to doing more research.....

[hey_mon]

http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/symptoms/index.html

According to the CDC website.."•Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections."

Here's hoping embury!!!!

[M&G Montreal]

http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/symptoms/index.html

According to the CDC website.."•Once a person has been infected, he or she is likely to be protected from future infections."

Here's hoping embury!!!!

My only concern is "immunity after infection". Our bodies build antibodies to many infections. Many viruses do not recur because of this - mumps, measles, chicken pox. However, I haven't seen any studies on long term effects of having had Chic-V. It was many years before they made the Chicken Pox-Shingles connection. Until they develop a vaccine, I would think that prevention would be the best route. Prevention is usually the better than the cure or post infection immunity, particularly since the long-term effects are not known. Research and choose your bug repellent and use wisely, and according to instructions. Manage those known risks, and enjoy the benefits, without locking yourself in a sterile room to avoid infection. And above all else, speak to you Health Care Professional about it, and the preventative measures they may recommend.

Cap, you say it's a day feeder. Is that ONLY in the daytime (dawn to dusk) for those mosquitoes? Or MOSTLY or USUALLY - meaning there is minimized risk dusk to dawn, as opposed to no risk?

And sunscreen then bug spray; reapply after going in the water. Got it. I'm ready!

[nutz4travel]

Cap, you say it's a day feeder. Is that ONLY in the daytime (dawn to dusk) for those mosquitoes? Or MOSTLY or USUALLY - meaning there is minimized risk dusk to dawn, as opposed to no risk?

from the CDC website "Chikungunya virus is most often spread to people by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. These are the same mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus. They bite mostly during the daytime."

[negrilmaven]

I canceled. . Have you ever been to Negril? ..it is NOT the place to get really sick..I have been going for 31 years so I don't say this lightly..