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Bookmark or Share- Chikungunya: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment - Cleveland ClinicChikungunya is a virus that you get from a mosquito bite. While most people recover within a week, it can cause complications in people with certain health conditions. The best way to avoid chikungunya is to prevent mosquito bites.
- Chikungunya virus | CDCChikungunya virus is spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. The most common symptoms of infection are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash. Outbreaks have occurred in countries in Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Symptoms, Diagnosis, & Treatment | Chikungunya virus | CDCSymptoms. Most people infected with chikungunya virus will develop some symptoms. Symptoms usually begin 3–7 days after an infected mosquito bites you. The most common symptoms are fever and joint pain. Other symptoms may include headache, muscle pain, joint swelling, or rash.
- Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)Chikungunya. 19 December 2019 | Q&A. What is chikungunya fever? Chikungunya fever is a viral illness that is spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes. Chikungunya fever typically lasts from five to seven days and frequently causes severe and often incapacitating joint pain which sometimes persists for much longer periods.
- Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)Chikungunya. Overview. More. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease that causes fever and severe joint pain. The disease was first recognized in 1952 during an outbreak in southern Tanzania. It is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae.
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