Chikungunya Joint Pain Keeps Islanders Away from Work Effects of the mosquito-born disease can linger for some time

"The acute course of the disease lasts about a week to 10 days," he said, "but the effects of the disease can linger for some time." "We have seen patients with arthralgia related to chikungunya infection out to more than a year," concurred Graham Simmons, PhD, of the Blood Systems Research Institute in San Francisco. Chikungunya infection typically is manifested as fever and polyarthralgia, Feldstein explained. These acute symptoms often resolve within 7 to 10 days, but 5% to 60% of these patients have reported persistent arthralgia for months. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes, and is widespread and endemic in Asia and Africa. http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/ASTMH/54358?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-10-29&eun=g721819d0r