Joint and mussel pain

Dengue Fever is a virus initially caused by mosquitoes. Some people refer it to "break bone fever" as people infected with this virus experience extreme joint and muscle pain. The signs to  Dengue fever are: severe all of a sudden headaches as well as  fevers , pain behind the eyes, eye movement becomes  painful and the most predominant joint and mussel pain. Although It is typically not fatal about 25,000 people die from Dengue Fever infecting  50 to 528 million people worldwide a year. At this moment there is no treatment but staying away from mosquitoes.   

   epidemic dengue and A. aegypti

  A. aegypti, without epidemic dengue

Taken in 2006

Joint aces aren't only limited to this one particular virus or a negative reaction to your body from age or misuse ,but can be caused by other viruses , bacteria and even parasites. For instance parasites have the ability to travel through almost any soft tissue , if they can find there way into joints they can cause damage and produce toxins which harm the body. It has been known that in some cases parasites  have been mistaken for arthritis. The symptoms are alike  and arthritics is more common , but time should tell weather a person has it or not. General symptoms of  joint / muscle parasites are:Muscle Pain ,Joint Pain ,Muscle Cramping ,Numbness of the Hands and/or Feet , Heart Pain ,Pain in The Navel , Pain in the Back, Thighs or Shoulders,Arthritic Pains Fast Heartbeat.

I chose this virus and because it symptoms relate to joints , a topic we are learning and I didn't think such a virus existed.  It goes to show that virus and bacteria don't only effect our temperature or make us have a upset stomach. As well I think its interesting to know that such small organisms can cause a person harm and this is just one of them . 

References : https://humaworm.com/symptoms.html

http://altered-states.net/barry/newsletter406/

http://www.researchamerica.org/gh_ntds
http://www.oxitec.com/oxitec-video/dengue-fever-a-growing-problem/
http://www.denguevirusnet.com/signs-a-symptoms.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dengue_fever