{"id":1036,"date":"2014-12-02T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T18:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=1036"},"modified":"2018-04-18T11:47:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T15:47:00","slug":"advice-for-visitors-re-chikungunya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/advice-for-visitors-re-chikungunya\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for visitors re chikungunya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you may be aware, there has been an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus <strong>chikungunya<\/strong> in Barbados and the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>The Barbados Ministry of Health has taken several steps to address the spread of the virus, but here are some ways to help protect yourself:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"content-list-text\">\n<li>Use mosquito repellent containing DEET, Picaridin, oil of lemon, eucalyptus or IR3535.\u00a0 Repellent can be purchased at local supermarkets, pharmacies and convenience stores.<\/li>\n<li>Use mosquito nets in hotels and other accommodation.<\/li>\n<li>Burn mosquito coils or candles. Remember to extinguish all candles when leaving the premises or going to sleep.<\/li>\n<li>Spray rooms with insecticide.<\/li>\n<li>Set the air-conditioner to a lower temperature at night.<\/li>\n<li>Wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts when outdoors or in areas prone to mosquitoes, particularly around dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1037\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/mosquito.jpg\" alt=\"mosquito\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" \/>The Ministry of Health is carrying out regular island-wide fogging, increasing inspections and stocking water settlement areas with fish. Hotel staff have been specially trained in areas of mosquito control, inspection and monitoring, and chemical and biological control.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About chikungunya\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Symptoms of chikungunya include a sudden high fever, headache, rash, nausea and joint pain.\u00a0 Symptoms usually begin 3 to 7 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.<\/p>\n<p>These symptoms usually pass within a few days, however joint pain, especially in the wrists, knuckles and ankles, can last for several weeks or months.<\/p>\n<p>There is no vaccine and no specific treatment for chikungunya. To relieve symptoms take\u00a0Paracetamol and ibuprofen (<strong>aspirin should be avoided<\/strong>), drink fluids, and get lots of rest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to protect yourself from chikungunya, including the use of mosquito repellents, mosquito nets, coils and insecticide, clothing to wear to deter mosquitoes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1037,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,63],"tags":[13,316,177],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}