Chikungunya

🦟 What is Chikungunya?

Chikungunya is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes, especially common during monsoon. It causes sudden high fever and severe joint pain, often making it difficult to move.

People call it the "bending disease" because the pain makes you bend or hunch.

🧬 How Does It Spread?

• Spread by Aedes mosquitoes, the same ones that spread dengue.

• These mosquitoes bite during the day, especially in the morning and afternoon.

• They breed in clean, stagnant water like flower pots, buckets, coolers, or old tires.
  
  

🔍 Symptoms (Appear 3–7 days after the bite):

• High fever (up to 104°F)

• Severe joint pain (often in wrists, ankles, knees)

• Muscle pain and body aches

• Headache

• Fatigue and weakness

• Skin rashes

• Swelling in joints

• Nausea or vomiting

Joint pain may last for weeks or even months in some cases.

⚕️ Is it Dangerous?

• Rarely fatal, but the pain and fatigue can be long-lasting and exhausting.

• Elderly, pregnant women, and people with low immunity are more vulnerable.

• There is no cure—only relief through symptoms management.
  
  

💊 Treatment Approach

There’s no antiviral drug for Chikungunya. The focus is on relieving symptoms and supporting the immune system.

🥗 What to Eat (Diet Tips for Recovery)

Choose foods that are easy to digest and help strengthen your immune system.

Eat:

• Khichdi, dal-rice, curd rice

• Boiled or soft-cooked eggs, paneer, mung dal for protein

• Garlic, turmeric, ginger – for their natural anti-inflammatory benefits

• Fruits like papaya, banana, apple

• Cooked vegetables like lauki, carrot, spinach

• Coconut water, buttermilk, ORS for hydration

Eat small, frequent meals instead of heavy portions.

Avoid:

• Fried or spicy foods

• Junk food, packaged snacks, sweets

• Caffeine and alcohol

• Overeating or skipping meals
  
  

🛡️ Prevention Tips

• Eliminate standing water from your home and surroundings

• Use mosquito screens or nets on windows and beds

• Wear full-sleeved clothing

• Apply mosquito repellent during the day444

• Use coils, vaporizers, or mosquito racquets

• Don’t ignore symptoms—get tested early
  
  

🧘 Recovery Tips

• Use warm compresses to ease joint pain

• Get plenty of sleep and rest

• Start gentle stretches after fever subsides

• Stay emotionally calm—joint pain improves gradually

• Keep your doctor updated if pain persists
  
  

📢 Action

Chikungunya feels intense due to joint pain and fatigue, but you can recover well with the right care. Focus on rest, hydration, and nutrition.

Early care = Faster recovery
 Eat well, rest more, and stay protected from mosquitoes.

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