Chikungunya is a viral disease that is transmitted by mosquito bites. Patient get severe joint pains and fever. Joint pains can last for months together. Giving a course of corticosteroids during fever largely prevents this complication.
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Chikungunya outbreaks happened in 2007.
Chikungunya virus is not important as it causes illness in human body. Chikungunya virus is an pathogen that causes a syndrome with symptoms, such as fever, headache, joint pain and chills.
It's just known as Chikungunya virus, and it belongs to genus Alphavirus.
Chikungunya typically results in a low mortality rate, with deaths being rare. The majority of individuals infected with Chikungunya recover fully without severe complications.
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Yes, chikungunya is contagious and can be spread from person to person through the bite of an infected mosquito. It is not spread directly from person to person.
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The chikungunya virus has symptoms that include fever, joint pain, joint inflammation, muscle pain and weakness, headache, and a rash. This virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito.