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Posted On : 05 Jan 2007

What is diagnosis, presentation and treatment of Chickungunya fever?

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halil

the incubation period typically is 24 days. Illness is characterized by sudden onset of fever, headache, malaise, arthralgias or arthritis, myalgias, and low back pain. Skin rash occurs in approximately half of cases. Joint symptoms can be severe and involve small and large joints. Although CHIK fever typically lasts 37 days and full recovery is the usual outcome, certain patients experience persistent joint symptoms for weeks or months and occasionally years after illness onset. Serious complications {e.g., neuroinvasive disease} are rare, and fatal cases have not been documented conclusively. Transplacental CHIKV transmission and severe congenital CHIKV disease have been described. CHIKV infection is believed to confer life-long immunity. Because no specific drug therapy is available, treatment of CHIK fever is supportive. No licensed CHIKV vaccine exists. Therefore, prevention recommendations for travelers to tropical Asia and Africa should emphasize mosquito repellent and avoidance measures

18 years ago

Dr J.N Goswami

Diagnosis is clinical.Also can do viral study or antibody titres to Chickungunya.Presentation is with high grade fever,arthralgia and rash.Treatment is symptomatic,antipyretics,analgesics and bed rest

18 years ago

pediatriconcall

Chikgunya fever {caused by alpha virus} presents after an incubation period of 3-12 days. There is a sudden onset of flu-like symptoms including a severe headache, chills, fever { More than 40°C,104°F}, joint pain, nausea and vomiting. A rash may sometimes occur. Hemorrhage is rare. Recovery occurs within 3-5 days. Children may display neurological symptoms. The closest differential diagnosis is dengue fever {caused by flavivirus}. Treatment is supportive.

18 years ago

ramadevi

clinical symptoms of fever,myalgia, headaches.
symptomatic treatment

18 years ago

dr mohamed sayeed ahmed

presentation is fever with excruciating joint pains with not uncommon rashes.
daignosis mainly clinical,serology also can be done for virus isolates and ab's.
treatment is mainly symptomatic with antipyretics,analgesics,rest.

18 years ago

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