Reblogged Health officials are reporting that for the first time, U.S. mosquitos are spreading a virus that has been tearing through the Caribbean. Two people in Florida have domestically acquired chikungunya infections, officials said. In both cases, they said, a person infected with the virus after visiting the Caribbean was then bitten again by an … Continue reading U.S. mosquitos spreading Chikungunya, the excruciatingly painful disease that tore through the Caribbean
Reblogged KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica may be facing its first case of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus. The Ministry of Health announced in a release today that a suspected imported case of the chikungunya virus has been detected through its “heightened surveillance system”. Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kevin Harvey says the case is of an individual … Continue reading Jamaican Health: Jamaica has first suspected Chikungunya virus case
We decided to do something very different this year and enjoy a side of Jamaica in which many tourists do not see or experience! The truly cultural side of ‘country’ as Jamaican’s would say (meaning any part of the island that is outside of the nation’s capital, Kingston).From this experience we wanted to share 3 … Continue reading Jamaican Lifestyle: Top 3 Things to do in Jamaica in 2014
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