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john’s physician said that he might be suffering from chikungunya fever, an emerging disease that once was limited to asia, africa, and europe, but is now making appearances in the caribbean and the united states. how did john most likely get infected?

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John may have chikungunya fever, thus it is possible that he contracted the disease through a mosquito bite.

What kind of fever is chikungunya?

  • Chikungunya fever is an arthropod-borne alphavirus from the Togaviridae family that is endemic to Asia and spread by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. It has caused significant international epidemics with a preference for tropical and subtropical regions.
  • Through the bite of an infected mosquito, the chikungunya virus is transferred to humans. Fever and joint discomfort are the two most typical signs of infection. Headache, muscular soreness, joint swelling, or rash are examples of further symptoms.      

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