World Rabies Day
Chikungunya Viral infection, Transmission, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Chikungunya Chikungunya is caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is an arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) which is a member of Alphavirus genus belong to the Togaviridae family. They are small in size (about 60–70 nm-diameter), spherical, enveloped and positive-stranded RNA virus. Transmission: The Chikungunya virus infects humans and transmitted through the bite of an infected female mosquito. The virus is spread between two types of mosquitoes: Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. It is not considered as contagious fever: however, in rare cases, the virus can be transmitted through contact with an infected individual’s blood. Signs and symptoms: Most common symptoms are high fever (sometimes as high as 104 °F) that lasts a few days and severe joint pain which last for few week to months. The symptoms are similar to dengue fever except bleeding. Chikungunya disease does
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