Chikungunya fever is a virus infection transmitted by an infected mosquito via a bite. This Dengue like infectious disease is primarily seen in tropical areas of Africa, India and Southeast Asia.
Chikungunya virus infection most arduous symptom is severe joint pain. This debilitating health condition also causes symptoms of:
Some cases of Chikungunya fever cause no symptoms. And post infection your immune system provides antibody immunity.
Chikungunya fever symptoms typically subside within a couple of weeks of your sudden virus infection onset. But for some, severe joint pain may persist for months.
There’s no vaccine nor antiviral attainable for chikungunya fever. Treating this virus infection involves conventional viral treatment of rest, fluids and drugs to relieve your fever and severe joint pain symptoms, such as:
- naproxen
- ibuprofen
- paracetamol
- acetaminophen
Aspirin is not part of the recommended viral treatment because it increases your risk of bleeding.
Chickungunya fever is not considered a life threatening health problem. And it’s not contagious person to person.
Appreciate the fact that mosquitoes breed readily in anything that holds standing water. So keep all your outdoor water catching vessels either empty or turned over, no matter where you dwell.
