Saima Naz, Faiza Bashir.
Chikungunya.
Pak J Med Res Jan ;56(2):37-8.

hikungunya is an arbovirus disease which spreads through the mosquito bite of infected female mosquitoe of species Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The disease derived its name from Makonde language, “that which bends up” because of the bent posture adopted by the affectee due to the rheumatological manifestations.1 Chikungunya generally affects both genders and all age groups and presents like Dengue and Zika like illness with sudden onset of fever, severe joint pains, muscular aches, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. These symptoms typically start 3-7 days after bite of an infected mosquito.2 In dengue endemic areas the illness may go unrecognized, however the cases of eye, neurological, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal complications have been reported.

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