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Chapter 13 - Chikungunya

from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Shabnum Sibtain
Edited by
Adel Elkady ,
Prabha Sinha  and
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Adel Elkady
Affiliation:
Police Force Hospital, Cairo
Prabha Sinha
Affiliation:
Oman Medical College, Oman
Soad Ali Zaki Hassan
Affiliation:
Alexandria University
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Summary

Chikungunya is a vector-borne infection which is caused by the chikungunya virus.

It is transmitted to humans by infected female mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus also called tiger mosquito) which breed in stagnant water and are also responsible for dengue fever.

These mosquitoes bite only during the daytime, and the peak activity is in the early morning and late afternoon.

The first chikungunya outbreak occurred in southern Tanzania in 1952. The disease is caused by a ribonucleic acid (RNA) virus that belongs to the Alphavirus genus of the family Togaviridae. The virus’s name comes from the Makonde language of Tanzania and means to bend up. It describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with joint pain.

Chikungunya has clinical features similar to those of dengue and Zika and can be misdiagnosed in areas where they are common.

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Infections in Pregnancy
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 73 - 75
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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