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Name
Chikunguya (in the Kimakonde language of Tanzania and Mozambique, “chikungunya” means “to become contorted” which describes patients who are bent over from severe joint pain, one of the symptoms)
Transmission
Geography
Incubation Period
3 – 7 days after an infected mosquito bite
Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms are very similar to Zika virus and dengue fever and occasionally, the same person can be infected with both dengue and chikungunya at the same time
Diagnosis
Laboratory testing of blood samples
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention: What Can You Do?
Chikungunya In the News
Sources:
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs327/en/
http://www.cdc.gov/chikungunya/
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