Chikungunya-Symptoms
Symptoms and Signs of Chikungunya
The incubation period of chikungunya is usually 1-12 days. This means the disease manifests 1 to 12 days after the mosquito bite. The symptoms of chikungunya include the following-
- Fever (> 40 C / 104 F)
- Headache
- Joint pain (or arthralgia)
- Arthritis affecting multiple joints that can be debilitating
- Swelling of Joints
- Rash (may occur rarely)
- Sometimes there maybe infection of the conjunctiva of the eye and some photophobia
- Chills
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Bleeding or hemorrhage (may occur rarely).
Study suggests that most patients recover fully from chikungunya. They get better after a few days, however sometimes joint pain can persist for a longer period after the other symptoms have disappeared. Over 12% of patients tend to develop chronic joint symptoms.
References:
- Chikungunya - (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs327/en/)
- Causes of Chikungunya - (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikungunya#Causes)
- About Chikungunya - (http://www.homeopathyhelps.com/chikungunya.htm)
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