Chikungunya fever caused by a virus that is affecting the Americas

Authors

  • Cecilia Despaigne Pérez
  • Mabel Martínez Rodríguez
  • Marialeydis López Téllez
  • Sucel Montoya Torres
  • Odalis Torres Basulto

Keywords:

diagnosis, treatment, prevention

Abstract

Analytical research in order to bring us professional's chikungunya elements and continuous dissemination of the same was carried out in the Policlinic Francisco Castro Ceruto of Guantánamo Province El Salvador from September 2014 to September 2015. It is a serious problem for global public health. Important aspects such as diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control measures that must be present before the disease. The universe consisted of 52 patients. It is used the analysis method and content of documents, which included original and review articles published in databases Hinari, regional and SciELO Cuba.

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Despaigne Pérez C, Martínez Rodríguez M, López Téllez M, Montoya Torres S, Torres Basulto O. Chikungunya fever caused by a virus that is affecting the Americas. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2016 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Apr. 19];95(5):862-7. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/79

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Review Articles