I've noticed biters around in the last week, after the recent rainfalls. 1st time I burn coil in a long time.
I've noticed biters around in the last week, after the recent rainfalls. 1st time I burn coil in a long time.
I have to weigh in on Chick V. My family and I were in Negril the week of March 22nd. My son and I both had mosquito bites. My son got sick the third day there with fever and flu like aches. He was better in two days but did have a rash on his body. We didn't think anything about it, and contributed it to the flu. I then got a rash the last day in Negril and when I returned home I also felt aches similar to the flu. I now believe we had Chick V from looking at our rash and comparing pictures on the CDC web site. My wife used bug spray and my son and I didn't. I would advise using bug spray. Although it wasn't the worst illness we ever had, it did put a damper on our trip for a day or two in Negril, and I lost a day of work upon my return. Again, it wasn't the worse but who wants to be sick on vacation?
Chikungunya, or Chick-V, is spread by infected mosquitoes, and they can only become infected by biting an infected and contagious person. A person can only be contagious for about a week. We have not heard of any cases in Negril or elsewhere on the island since the last week of January/first week of February. I am not discounting what you had, but there are the usual flus going around Negril like the ones in North America. Just yesterday I was talking with two Boardies who said "we probably brought it down" as one was still sick. Lisa (Bnewb) has been down this past week with the flu, and with it came a rash. But it was not Chick-V.
To quote a friend who contracted Chick-V back in December when it was at its height in Negril, "Chick-V is not something you think you have. You KNOW you have it." The most common symptoms are fever and severe joint pain, often in the hands and feet. If you felt normal flu-like aches, chances are you had the flu that has been going around town. Sorry about you both being sick, it does suck on vacation, but from your description, I think it sounds likes the same flu Lisa had.
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You could be right but the rash my son had was different from anything else I ever saw. But all is well that ends well. We still had an awesome time in Negril and will be back next year Chick V or not.
Visited Mar 18-30 brought lots of bug repellant but still got a lot of bites. Was weird because we always brought repellant before but never used it and never got bites but anyway I was pretty paranoid about ChikV but inspite of the numerous bites we all got (Me , my wife and 8 and 3 yo daughters) none of us contracted it. Thank goodness because as I've heard it is not a pleasant experience and you would definately know if you had it!
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