What is chikungunya?
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Chikunguniya is a disease caused by biting of a mosquito.
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Chikungunya like dengue is also a mosquito-bone viral disease spread by several special of ''Aedes'' type mosquito bite during daytime. It causes high fever and severe joint pain. The joint pain is debilitating, but usually for a few days or may be prolonged to weeks or may persist for several months or even years. Other symptoms include muscle pain, headache , nausea , fatigue and skin rash , Unlike dengue fever, it is not life-threatening.
The disease is cause by ''RNA'' virus. There is no specific antiviral drug for treatment of chikungunya. The treatment generally uses paracetamol for relieving fever, mild analgesics for relieving pain and drinking of lots of fluids.
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