Dec 8, 2022 · Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an RNA virus in the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The name chikungunya derives from a word in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted”.

Nov 23, 2023 · Chikungunya (chik-un-GUN-yuh) fever is an illness caused by a virus spread by mosquitoes. The name means "bends you up" or "stooped walk" because the infection causes severe joint and muscle pain. Other symptoms include sudden high fever, headache, fatigue, rash, nausea and red eyes.

Jun 17, 2024 · Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952. It is an RNA virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The name “chikungunya” derives from a word in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted”, and describes the stooped …

Dec 19, 2019 · 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. It is rarely life-threatening.

Feb 5, 2014 · Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through by mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. The mosquitoes involved in transmission are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The most common symptom is an abrupt onset of fever, often accompanied by joint pain. Other symptoms include muscle …

Chikungunya is a virus that causes high fever, headache, and joint and muscle pain about three to seven days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Although most patients tend to feel better within days or weeks, some develop chronic joint pain and inflammation.

Chikungunya Fever, a re-emerging Disease in Asia Chikungunya fever, is a viral illness that is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes. The disease resembles dengue fever, and is characterized by severe, sometimes persistent, joint pain (arthritis), as well as fever and rash. It is rarely life-threatening. Nevertheless widespread occurrence of diseases causes substantial morbidity and ...

Chikungunya is mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). The disease, which is rarely fatal, causes fever and debilitating joint pain, muscle pain, joint swelling, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. In some patients, the chronic joint pain and other symptoms can persist for months or years.

Chikungunya fever: an epidemiological review of a re-emerging infectious disease. Clin Infect Dis . 2009;49(6):942-948. doi:10.1086/605496 Wimalasiri-Yapa BMCR, Stassen L, Huang X, et al. Chikungunya virus in Asia - Pacific: a systematic review.

Dec 27, 2019 · In the South-East Asia Region, outbreaks have been reported from India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand. There have been massive outbreaks of chikungunya fever in recent years in India, and also in the island countries of the Indian Ocean. Maldives reported outbreaks of Chikungunya fever for the first time in December 2006.