Chikungunya (pronounced chik-un-GUN-ya) is similar to dengue virus in that it shares many of the same symptoms and is transmitted by the same species of mosquitoes. The most common symptoms of ...

The disease is self-limiting and resolves with ... effective remedy for chikungunya as it gives relief from severe symptoms of chikungunya such as pain and fever.

Chikungunya virus causes a disease that, while rarely fatal, can cause debilitating joint pain that can last for weeks. Typical symptoms include fever and rash, as well as pain. The virus, which is ...

Chikungunya virus infection poses an increased risk of death for nearly ... causes severe fatigue for at least 6 months and can produce other symptoms.

Doctors report increased post-chikungunya complaints, necessitating long-term treatment for symptoms such as post ... of Chikungunya infections with the virus sickening as many as 5,757 people ...

Chikungunya infected children are being reported these days, said Dr. Deepal Perera, a specialist at the Lady Ridgeway ...

An RNA virus, a member of the family Togaviridae causes Chikungunya infection. Viral cell with RNA strand, glycoproteins, nucleocapsid and bilayer lipid membane. Chikungunya fever symptoms awareness, ...

Cases of Chikungunya among children are being reported in recent days, Lady Ridgeway Hospital’s Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera said.Dr. Perera highlighted that the disease is spread by ...

The face, palms and soles can also show lesions. There is no specific treatment or vaccine for chikungunya virus infection in humans. Patients are treated for their symptoms. Treatments available are ...

The last chikungunya outbreak in Kenya occurred ... public and private health facilities in Mombasa with symptoms associated with the disease. Dr Rishad Ali Shosi, a physician in Mombasa, said ...

Although not listed as a hemorrhagic fever virus ... diagnosis of Chikungunya infection can be made only with the aid of laboratory support since clinically, symptoms resemble those of dengue ...