Dinga-Dinga virus spreads in Uganda

• Recently, Dinga Dinga virus has spread in the African country Uganda.
• More than 300 people have been infected by it.
• Most of them are women and girls.
• Its maximum effect has been seen in Bundibugyo district of Uganda.

Dinga-Dinga Virus:

• When the patient is affected by this virus, there is severe tremor in his body.
• This tremor is so strong that it seems as if the patient is dancing.
• If the infection is high, the patient can also get paralyzed.
• This virus was first known in the year 2023.
• Since then the government of Uganda is investigating it.

How did the disease get the name Dinga-Dinga?

• This disease spread in Uganda has not been named scientifically yet.
• According to the news agency Monitor, the people there call the virus 'Dinga-Dinga' in common language.
• It means 'sharp tremor like dancing'.