St. Louis School of Medicine: Gut Bacteria Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Viral Illness
July 15, 2020
July 15, 2020
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 15 -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release:
Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected millions of people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes carrying the virus were discovered in the Caribbean. About half of all people infected with chikungunya virus never show symptoms, while some develop fever and joint pain that lasts about a week, and 10% to 30% develop debilitati . . .
Chikungunya virus, once confined to the Eastern Hemisphere, has infected millions of people in the Americas since 2013, when mosquitoes carrying the virus were discovered in the Caribbean. About half of all people infected with chikungunya virus never show symptoms, while some develop fever and joint pain that lasts about a week, and 10% to 30% develop debilitati . . .