Chikungunya

Chikungunya is a disease modification of dengue fever. The disease is often found on the continent of Africa, India and Southeast Asia.

Chikungunya is caused by a virus group arbovirus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes assistance. Typical symptoms of this disease is the occurrence of severe arthritis or arthritis.

Chikungunya fever epidemic first became about the year 1952 - 1953 in East Africa. Chikungunya virus, including type-borne arthropods (arbovirus) that are classified into the family Togaviridae, genus alphaviruses.

Humans infected with chikungunya virus of aedes aegypti mosquito assistance. Transmission should be via an intermediary mosquito can not between humans. Epidemics of this disease similar to dengue fever and yellow fever.

Chikungunya fever symptoms appear suddenly, which is characterized by fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, joint pains and rashes on the skin. Unlike dengue fever, chikungunya fever in lighter coupled with severe joint pain. Chikungunya fever is rarely fatal or deadly.

Treatment of this disease is only supportive treatment is given or on the basis of presenting symptoms.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) is a blood disorder characterized by damage to blood platelets caused by autoantibodies against platelets.

Autoantibodies are antibodies that appear and attack the body's own cells in the case of ITP, antibodies attack the cells of platelets.

The emergence of ITP could be due to triggered by the drug, associated with infection, pregnancy, immune system disorders. However, nearly half of cases of ITP are caused by something unknown or idiopathic.

The main clinical symptom of ITP is bleeding. Other symptoms of easy bruising and spots of red spots on the skin. In certain cases, bleeding can be from the nose, gums, digestive system and urinal system. Brain hemorrhage is rare but is the most feared complication.

Acute ITP often occurs in young children. Men and women the same opportunity to suffer from ITP. About 85% of children ITP will recover within a year and did not reappear. Called chronic ITP when the disease lasted more than 6 months.

Treatment of ITP terggantung severity of disease. Treatment is not required in mild cases.

Changes in lifestyle can help prevent the occurrence of bleeding due to injury. These changes include wearing protective body organs during physical activity. ITP symptoms start to appear if the value of platelets below 50,000.