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You are here: Home / Articles / Chikungunya Virus May Lead to Long-Term Joint Pain

Chikungunya Virus May Lead to Long-Term Joint Pain

November 18, 2020 • By Linda Childers

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For now, Dr. Chang says prevention is key.

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“DEET works better than other insect repellants for mosquitoes and can prevent transmission of the CHIKV and Zika viruses,” Dr. Chang says. “Patients traveling to a hot, humid area where infection cases have been reported should be encouraged to use DEET over their sunscreen as a precaution.”

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Linda Childers is a health writer located in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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  1. Chang AY, Tritsch SR, Encinales L, et al. Chronic joint pain three years after chikungunya virus infection largely characterized by relapsing-remitting symptoms. J Rheumatol. 2020 Aug 1;47(8):1267–1274. Epub 2019 Jul 1.
  2. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Chikungunya virus. 2019 Sep 19.
  3. Chang AY, Encinales L, Pacheco N, et al. Frequency of chronic joint pain following a chikungunya virus infection: A Colombia cohort study. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2018 Apr;70(4):578–584. Epub 2018 Mar 2.
  4. Hackett DW. Chikungunya vaccine candidate to begin testing in Europe. Precision Vaccination. 2020 Jan 14.

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Filed Under: Conditions Tagged With: arthritis pain, chikungunya, CHIKV, Chronic pain, Joint Pain

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