Atlas of Human Infectious Disease
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Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Quick Summary
SubjectsQuick Description (AI)
Disease
Chikungunya Fever
Classification
ICD-9 066.3; ICD-10 A92.0
Syndromes and synonyms
chikungunya means ‘that which bends up’ in makonde language
Agent
chikungunya virus (chikv)
Reservoir
asianmonkeys can be infected, but do not seem to constitute an important reservoir.
Vector
in africa, the principal vectors are the sylvan mosquitoes ae. furcifer and ae, africanus, ae luteocephalus, and aa. taylori; in asia, urban aegypti, ao. albopictus and various culex species.
Transmission
by mosquito bite.
Cycle
humans are viremic at a titer high enough to infect mosquitoes for 3 to 7 days post illness onset.
Incubation period
3–7 days (range 1–12 days).
Clinical findings
fever, chills, fatigue, transient maculopapular rash constant polyarthralgia/arthritis of small joints (hands, wrists, ankles, feet); neurological, cardiac, and hepatic complications rare
Diagnostic tests
rt-pcr on whole blood, virus isolation; after 5 days: igm elisa on serum;
Therapy
supportive with pain management.
Prevention
standard anti-mosquito precautions.
Epidemiology
chikv has been endemic in africa for centuries, typically causing small epidemics in rural areas. chikv spread to asia within the last 60 years producing urban outbreaks, similar to dengue fever, involving ae. egypti.
Communicability
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Prepatent period
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