Chikungunya Fever: An Emerging Infection in Bangladesh

Chikungunya fever is an emerging viral illness that is
spread from human-to-human by the bite of viruscarrying
Aedes mosquitoes.1-3 The name is derived
from the Mekonde word meaning ‘that which contorts
or bends up’ in reference to the stopped posture
developed as a result of the arthritic symptoms of the
disease.4 Chikungunya virus or CHIK virus is a Group
IV (+) RNA virus belonging to family Togaviridae, Genus
Alphavirus and species Cikungunya virus.4-7 Aedes
aegypti is the main vector of transmission of
Chikungunya in Bangladesh.

 

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