Chikungunya means to become controlled and describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with severe joint pain.
Bite from an infected mosquito (Aedes aegypti and Aedes aibopictus)
considered ‘at risk’ of Chikungunya
Abrupt onset of high fever, joint pain (usually involving multiple joints and typically bilateral and symmetric), muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue, and rash.
Uncommon. In some cases, joint pain can be deliberating and persist for several months, or even years.
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