Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus and spread by mosquito bites.
Know the main symptoms of #chikungunya:
🔴sudden high fever
🔴severe joint pain
Other symptoms include:
🔴headache
🔴itching
🔴skin rash
🔴muscle pain
👉 If you or your family have these symptoms, seek immediate medical care.
👉 Preventing mosquito bites is the best way to prevent chikungunya:
✅Wear clothing and shoes that cover your skin and feet
✅Use mosquito repellents recommended by health authorities
✅Sleep under mosquito nets
✅Cover barrels and water tanks
✅Remove objects like bottles, tyres and cans that collect water where mosquitoes can breed
Learn more via the link in our bio. 👆
Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus and spread by mosquito bites. Climate change and varying weather patterns have created optimal conditions for Aedes mosquitoes, which spread chikungunya. As of December 2024, 119 countries and territories have reported local transmission of chikungunya.
The main symptoms of #chikungunya are:
🔴sudden high fever
🔴severe joint pain
Other symptoms include:
🔴headache
🔴itching
🔴skin rash
🔴muscle pain
If you or your family have these symptoms, seek immediate medical care.
Drink enough fluids and get plenty of rest to support recovery.
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#Chikungunya can affect people of all ages. But certain groups are more likely to experience severe symptoms, or recover more slowly than others.
They include:
🔸Children under 1 year old
🔸People with high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease or other health conditions
🔸Older adults, particularly those over 65 years
🔸Pregnant women Anyone with symptoms of chikungunya should seek medical care as soon as possible, especially if they belong to a high-risk group. https://bit.ly/4ouxpm5
Chikungunya fact sheet Chikungunya: WHO fact sheet on Chikungunya providing key facts and information on scope of the problem, who is at risk, prevention, WHO response.www.who.int
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/chikungunya
Source: Web WHO
