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 ...

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

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 ...

Chikungunya is a rare form of viral fever caused by an alphavirus. This spreads from one person to another by the aedes aegypti mosquito. It has flu-like symptoms such as severe headache ...

Chikungunya symptoms first become apparent 3-7 days after the bite from an infected mosquito. The major symptoms of acute CHIKV infection are fever, severe and debilitating joint and muscle pain, ...

Doctors report increased post-chikungunya complaints, necessitating long-term treatment for symptoms such as post-viral arthritis and sensory disturbances. Maharashtra experienced a significant ...

While darkened spots and inflamed liver or heart muscle are known symptoms of chikungunya, they are rare. Cases of mother-to-child transmission of the viral fever were also noted. "Previously ...

State medical entomologist Abelardo Moncayo, PhD, said patients with chikungunya symptoms should minimize their exposure to mosquitoes to reduce the risk of transmission. "A mosquito can pick up the ...

Some history, first. Chikungunya virus was first identified in Tanzania in 1952 during an epidemic of fever that showed symptoms similar to dengue. The name Chikungunya means “to become contorted” in ...

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Tropical diseases spread by mosquitoes Includes malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, chikungunya fever and Zika virus Your child has no symptoms of tropical disease. If your child has symptoms, use ...