Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language that means contorted or bent, and it refers to the stooped appearance of its victims who suffer from severe joint pain. Chikungunya (pronounced ...

including chronic arthritic-type joint pain, fatigue, and depression, point out the researchers. The first reported outbreak of chikungunya occurred in 1952 in Tanzania. But over the past two ...

At least five million chikungunya cases have been reported since 2008, the FDA said. Other symptoms include rashes, headaches and muscle pain. Joint pains can persist for months or even years.

Paraguayan health authorities Friday confirmed 43 people had died nationwide of chikungunya ... produces an absence from work due to pain and joint inflammations that produce practically an ...

Chikungunya is a viral disease spread by mosquito bites; it causes fever, severe joint pain and rash on the body. Chikungunya occurs in Africa, Asia and the Indian sub continent.