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Viruses “Chikungunya and Zika”                  

This is about two viruses that someone got by mosquitoes; the Chikungunya virus and the Zika virus. Doc Molly interviewed Letty about her experiences with both viruses. I was two different experiences. She treated the chikungunya virus with acetaminophen and home remedies. she was very clear that you should not inject yourself with anything when trying to cure this virus. injecting yourself to cure the virus will only make it more difficult for your body to fight it. This lasted for about 3 days and during that time Letty stayed in bed. Experienced chills and heat during this virus. Letty got the Zika virus about a year before she got the Chikungunya. This virus comes from the same mosquito. This virus lasted for about a week and she did not treat this one with home remedies. She had to go to the doctor and they injected her. Even though she did not have a fever they still needed to calm her temperature down. Out of both of the viruses I would say she probably had an equal experience with both except that one lasted longer. This is a good example that shows you can use home remedies for some things and not for others.