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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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 fever is a self limiting illness that resolves over time. The recovery from chikungunya varies according to the age and the immune..
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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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Chikungunya is a viral disease which is transmitted by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. It is a debilitating, but non-fatal disease, and the symptoms are similar to dengue..
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Chikungunya is fever that spreads by the bite of infected mosquitoes. It is similar to dengue fever and is mainly characterised by rashes, severe and persistent joint pain and..
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Incubation of chikungunya virus is between 2 to 12 days. Generally it takes 3 to 7 days for the virus to cause illness. The carrier mosquito of this virus, Aedes Aegypti, gets..
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Chikungunya (Sandhi Jwara) is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Aedes Aepypti mosquito. This mosquito introduces virus into the bloodstream..
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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..
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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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