Question

Write causative agents of dengue and chikungunya

Answer 1

Answer:

They are both viral infections spread by the Aedes mosquito (in contrast to the Anopheles mosquito, which is associated with malaria). However, they are caused by different forms of virus; chikungunya is caused by a Togaviridae alphavirus, while dengue is caused by a Flavirideae flavivirus.08-May-2015

Initial symptoms: Fever, arthralgia, myalagia, headache, conjunctival injection, photo...

Distribution of rash: Flushing on face and trunk. Widespread rash (50% of cases) on ...

Typical time course: Incubation one to 12 days.

Answer 2

1. causative agents of dengue - virus of the Flaviviridae family. the carrier of this virus is  Aedes mosquito . when the  infected Aedes mosquito bites the person, the person suffers from dengue fever.
2. causative agents of chikungunya - chikungunya virus (CHIKV). the same mosquito, Aedes is responsible of spreading the disease. so the infected mosquito on biting a healthy person transmit the disease.it characterized by joint pain and fever.