You may or may not have heard about the virus that slunk into the Caribbean late last year, and has been an unwelcome island hopper ever since. As of a few weeks ago, chikungunya had officially landed in Haiti. A mosquito-borne disease that causes high fevers, joint pain, and in some, a rash, it is not (usually) deadly, but it is enormously uncomfortable.
We have had a number of patients in the MOHI clinic with these symptoms, and they are miserable. It is rainy season here right now, so much of the country is a mosquito breeding haven, making it that much easier for the virus to spread. Which it has done. Quickly. I am less than enthused about the entire situation. When you think about it, please join me in prayer for these people I love as they face down yet another challenge.
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