This nasty little virus infects its victims through mosquito bites. It causes fever, severe joint pain, muscle pain, headaches, and skin rashes.
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When they are bitten by infected mosquitoes which carry the virus.1,4
Chikungunya virus circulates in tropical and subtropical regions. Chikungunya virus disease cases and local outbreaks had been identified in more than 100 countries in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.3
Serious cases are not common and most people make a full recovery. But pain in the joints can last for months or even years1 and while symptoms can be treated, there is no known cure.1