Name
CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS INFECTION
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
* VIRUS ISOLATION : MOST DEFINITIVE TESTS. * RT-PCR : REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE- PCR * SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS : BY DEMONSTRATING A FOURFOLD INCREASE IN CHIK IGG TITER BETWEEN THE ACUTE AND CONVALESCENT PHASE SERA OR BY DEMONSTRATING IGM ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR CHIK VIRUS BY IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY (IGM) CAPTURE ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY (MAC-ELISA) * PALTELET COUNT - MILDLY DECREASED * TLC - MAY BE DECREASED SLIGHTLY * C-REACTIVE PROTEIN & SGOT, SGPT - MAY BE SLIGHTLY RAISED
TYPENOTES
SPREADS BY MOSQUITO ( A. AEGYPTI ) BITE. INCUBATION PERIOD 2 - 3 DAYS.TT : SYMPTOMATIC ONLY
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
SGOT ( AST ), SGPT ( ALT ), C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT
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