Chikungunya fact sheet - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 8, 2022 · Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an RNA virus in the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The name chikungunya derives from a word in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted”.
What is chikungunya fever, and should I be worried?
Nov 23, 2023 · Chikungunya (chik-un-GUN-yuh) fever is an illness caused by a virus spread by mosquitoes. The name means "bends you up" or "stooped walk" because the infection causes severe joint and muscle pain. Other symptoms include sudden high fever, headache, fatigue, rash, nausea and red eyes.
Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 17, 2024 · Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne viral disease first described during an outbreak in southern Tanzania in 1952. It is an RNA virus that belongs to the alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The name “chikungunya” derives from a word in the Kimakonde language, meaning “to become contorted”, and describes the stooped …
Chikungunya - PAHO/WHO | Pan American Health Organization
Feb 5, 2014 · Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted to humans through by mosquitoes infected with the chikungunya virus. The mosquitoes involved in transmission are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. The most common symptom is an abrupt onset of fever, often accompanied by joint pain. Other symptoms include muscle …
Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)
La fiebre chikungunya es una enfermedad vírica transmitida por mosquitos cuyo agente etiológico es el virus chikungunya, un virus de ARN del género de los alfavirus, familia Togaviridae. “Chikungunya” es una voz de la lengua makonde que significa «en postura retorcida».
Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 19, 2019 · Chikungunya fever is a viral illness that is spread by the bites of infected mosquitoes. Chikungunya fever typically lasts from five to seven days and frequently causes severe and often incapacitating joint pain which sometimes persists for much longer periods. It is rarely life-threatening.
Chikungunya - World Health Organization (WHO)
Chikungunya Fever, a re-emerging Disease in Asia Chikungunya fever, is a viral illness that is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes. The disease resembles dengue fever, and is characterized by severe, sometimes persistent, joint pain (arthritis), as well as fever and rash. It is rarely life-threatening. Nevertheless widespread occurrence of diseases causes substantial morbidity and ...
Chikungunya: Questions and Answers - PAHO
Chikungunya is a virus that causes high fever, headache, and joint and muscle pain about three to seven days after a person is bitten by an infected mosquito. Although most patients tend to feel better within days or weeks, some develop chronic joint pain and inflammation.
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals - World Health …
Chikungunya is mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the chikungunya virus (CHIKV). The disease, which is rarely fatal, causes fever and debilitating joint pain, muscle pain, joint swelling, headache, nausea, fatigue and rash. In some patients, the chronic joint pain and other symptoms can persist for months or years.
Chikungunya - OPS/OMS | Organización Panamericana de la Salud …
Sobre el chikungunya El origen de esta palabra proviene de la lengua africana makonde, que quiere decir "doblarse por el dolor" . La enfermedad fue descrita por primera vez en Tanzania en 1952 y el virus fue aislado por vez primera en Tailandia en 1958.