Mosquitoes Can Ship Virus Double Whammy
And like Zika, dengue and chikungunya can even trigger neurological issues, examine discovered
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By Robert Preidt
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2016 (HealthDay Information) -- Mosquitoes can infect individuals with Zika and chikungunya viruses on the identical time, new analysis suggests.
And one other examine discovered that along with Zika virus, two different mosquito-borne viruses -- chikungunya and dengue -- can even trigger extreme neurological issues.
Within the first examine, Colorado State College researchers found that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes can carry Zika and chikungunya viruses on the identical time, and may secrete excessive sufficient ranges of each viruses of their saliva to doubtlessly infect individuals with each in a single chunk.
It is the primary time this has been confirmed, the researchers mentioned.
Within the second examine, researchers in northeastern Brazil recognized extreme neurological issues in sufferers handled throughout a uncommon and unprecedented simultaneous outbreak of Zika, chikungunya and dengue in 2015.
It was already identified that Zika could cause Guillain-Barre syndrome, wherein the immune system assaults nerve cells, inflicting paralysis and even demise. However the researchers additionally noticed this situation in sufferers who didn't have Zika, however examined constructive for both chikungunya or dengue.
The research had been to be introduced Monday on the annual assembly of the American Society of Tropical Drugs and Hygiene in Atlanta. Analysis introduced at conferences is taken into account preliminary till revealed in a peer-reviewed journal.
"Our evaluation reveals that every of those viruses could have the potential to trigger a spread of neurological issues, some very extreme, and sufferers ought to be monitored for signs," Dr. Isadora Siqueira, an creator on the second examine, mentioned in a society information launch.
"What's very troublesome to find out is whether or not having a co-infection with two of those viruses will increase the chance of neurological issues. We're nonetheless trying intently on the case of the affected person who was contaminated with each chikungunya and dengue," added Siqueira, who's a scientist with Brazil's Oswaldo Cruz Basis.
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