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Understand Chikungunya : Research on Chikungunya Fever
Chikungunya fever is a viral illness caused by “chikungunya virus”. It was reported to cause disease in humans in 1952 following an outbreak on Makonde..
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Understand Chikungunya : What research is being done on Chikungunya?
Research is ongoing to develop new effective antiviral agents and vaccines for Chikungunya fever. A cell culture based formalin inactivated vaccine is under..
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Understand Chikungunya : Chikungunya Virus during Pregnancy
Chikungunya virus can infect a woman during pregnancy. She would have symptoms similar to those of any woman. Most infections during pregnancy do not result in the foetus getting..
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Chikungunya Treatment : Treatment for Chikungunya Arthritis
A bout of chikungunya fever can severely affect the joints of the body. Resulting pain can last for up to a year, if not attended to in time. However, in most patients the pain..
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Understand Chikungunya : All About Chikungunya
Chikungunya means “that which bends up” in the Makonde language in which it originated.Find out more on chikungunya by clicking on the links below...
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Chikungunya Causes and Risks : Chikungunya after Pregnancy
A pregnant woman is more prone to contracting chikungunya. This is because her immune system is already weakened by the changes that occur in the body during pregnancy. Although..
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Understand Chikungunya : After effects of Chikungunya Fever
Chikungunya causes high fever for 8 days but its complications do not end after that. The Chikungunya virus itself is not the cause of problems but the complications..
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Chikungunya Treatment : Chikungunya Joint Pain Treatment
Chikungunya takes a heavy toll on the human body. It consists of raging fevers, which confine the patient to a bed for a long period of time. Although the chikungunya..
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Understand Chikungunya : Life Cycle of Aedes Aegypti Mosquito
Aedes Aegypti is scientific name of a species of mosquito that is commonly referred to as yellow fever mosquito. They are a common transmitter of several diseases across the globe. Aedes..
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Understand Chikungunya : Diagnosis of Chikungunya Fever
Chikungunya is a viral infection that is spread through mosquito bites. Since clinical symptoms of chikungunya are very similar to dengue, most of its cases..
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