Chikungunya fever in Mexico: confirmed case and notes on the epidemiologic response.

Chikungunya fever (CHIK) is a viral disease transmitted to human beings by the same vector as dengue –the Aedes mosquito. Besides fever and severe pain in the joints, it produces other symptoms such as myalgias, headache, nausea, fatigue and exanthema. There is no specific treatment for it; the ther...

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Main Author: Roberto Carlos Rivera-Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública 2014-07-01
Series:Salud Pública de México
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Online Access:http://www.saludpublica.mx/index.php/spm/article/view/7361