Symptoms and Treatment for Chikungunya
Similar to Dengue , there is no vaccine or treatment to prevent Chikungunya virus. The only preventive way is to stay away from mosquitoes that carry this virus. The most common symptoms of Chikungunya are fever and joint pains which usually begin in 3–7 days after being bitten. Other symptoms are headaches, muscle pains, rashes and swelling around joints. Chikungunya is Caused by Which Mosquito Chikungunya virus is primarily transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito, mainly Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus . People are the primary host of chikungunya virus during epidemic periods. Mosquitoes become infected when they feed on a person who already has the virus. These symptoms and their intensity vary from person to person. A person normally starts recovering within a week but the pain in joints can last for months. Once a person has been infected, he or she may get this disease again only in rarest of circumstances. Treatment of chikungunya inv...