This document discusses common illnesses transmitted by mosquitoes in Colombia, including the Chicungunya and Zika viruses. The Chicungunya virus causes fever, joint pain, headache, and muscle pain symptoms and is transmitted similarly to Dengue Fever. Zika virus causes mild symptoms like fever, red eyes, headache, joint pain, and rash, and is usually mild and brief but can cause microcephaly in babies if mothers are infected during pregnancy. Both viruses have no vaccines and are transmitted via mosquito bites.

1. Common illnesses in
Colombia

2. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THIS?

3. WHAT IS THE MOSQUITO DOING?

4. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE CHICUNGUNYA VIRUS?
WHICH ARE THE COMMON SYMPTOMS?
HAVE YOU EVER SUFFERED THE VIRUS?

5. People affected by the Chicungunya virus

6. What is the Chicungunya
Virus ?
Chicungunya is a viral disease associated
with urban environments, similar to
Dengue Fever. The virus is transmitted to
people by mosquitoes. The most
common symptoms are fever, joint
paint, headache, muscle pain and rash.

7. DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS ZIKA VIRUS?

8. People affected by the Zika virus

10. What is Zika Virus?
Zika virus is a disease caused by a
mosquito. This illness has affected
many people around the world. The
illness is usually mild with symptoms
lasting for several days to a week
after being bitten by an infected
mosquito.

11. What are the symptoms?
•mild fever
•conjunctivitis (red eyes)
•headache
•joint pain
•a rash

12. There is not vaccine for the Zika virus

13. Consequences…
Zika virus infection during
pregnancy can cause a serious
birth defect called microcephaly,
as well as other severe fetal
brain defects.
Joint pain during 4
months

14. Conceptual map

16. Dengue fever - mosquito-borne viral
disease associated with urban
environments; manifests as fever and
severe headache; occasionally produces
shock and hemorrhage leading to death
in 5% of cases.
Yellow fever - mosquito-borne viral disease;
associated with severity ranges from influenza-
like symptoms to severe hepatitis and fever;
occurs only in tropical South America and
sub-Saharan Africa, where most cases are
reported; fatality rate is less than 20%
Differences Similarities
The most significant similarity is that the two viruses are viral
The most obvious similarity is that the two viruses produce fever.
The most important difference is that the dengue fever is associated with urban
environments and the Yellow fever is associated with severity rangers from influenza

17. Writing the differences and similarities
of the Zika and Chicungunya viruses.
Students have to use the expressions,
and follow the model given by the
teachers.
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