For most of the world, one of the most annoying pests can be considered the mosquito. Besides flying around right in your face, mouth or ears, the pest can carry some diseases that you would rather read about than deal with on your own. Lindsay Lohan recently learned the hard way that mosquitoes can carry all sorts of diseases, even ones that are rare and typically not found in all parts of the world. The actress contracted an incurable disease from one while on holiday according to one source.
The 28 year old was having a great time with friends in French Polynesia and she reportedly was infected with the rare disease at the same time. The disease, which reportedly has not cure, is called chikungunya and is typically only found in African and Asian countries. The actress is very well know for movies like Parent Trap and the popular Mean Girls, but that is not all. She has suffered from bouts of problems that have had her in hot water since she was much younger.
Lindsay Lohan posted an image to her Instagram account recently stating that she is going to “refuse to let a virus effect my peaceful vacation”, so it would appear that fans of the actress would have nothing to worry about. When you first hear “rare” and “incurable” disease in the same sentence, you are typically not thinking about anything that results in a happy ending. According to the World Health Organization, the disease is spread by mosquito and can cause minor symptoms of fever, joint pain, muscle aches, headache and fatigue.
Since there is no cure for the disease, the only way that you can deal with it is by taking medications that will relieve the pain from the symptoms that you are experiencing after infection. The name of the disease means “to walk bent over” and that is because typically there is so much pain that is how you want to walk. Even though the disease sounds series, Lindsay Lohan is reportedly going to be find. The virus is rarely deadly and most victims are happy to have recovered in less than one week.
The disease is rare and does not have a cure, but once you have it, the possibility of getting it in the future are zero percent. Once you are infected, humans are immune to any future infections, but that does not mean that you can just forget about mosquitoes the rest of your life. If you are vacationing in high risk areas, you should still protect yourself with sprays, mosquito netting and even by avoiding standing water.