Concept explainers
(1)
To determine:
Alternate ways to protect from mosquito-borne pathogens without using repellents.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, an old man from Italy with symptoms of joint pain, fever, nausea, and difficulty in breathing goes to the doctor. Thus, relating the symptoms with the equine encephalitis virus, the doctors now could diagnose the virus as chikungunya virus.
(2)
To determine:
The reason Aedes is called as tiger mosquito.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, an old man from Italy with symptoms of joint pain, fever, nausea, and difficulty in breathing goes to the doctor. Thus, relating the symptoms with the equine encephalitis virus, the doctors now could diagnose the virus as chikungunya virus.
(3)
To determine:
The ineffectiveness of antibiotics like penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and erythromycin in treating chikungunya.
Case summary:
In the given scenario, an old man from Italy with symptoms of joint pain, fever, nausea, and difficulty in breathing goes to the doctor. Thus, relating the symptoms with the equine encephalitis virus, the doctors now could diagnose the virus as chikungunya virus.
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