Travellers, beware of mosquitoes!
7THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
CHIKUNGUNYA CHIKUNGUNYA IS A VIRUS TRANSMITTED BY MOSQUITOES OF THE GENUS AEDES.
THE WORD ‘CHIKUNGUNYA’
MEANS “ONE WHO BENDS UP” IN THE MAKONDE LANGUAGE. THE DISEASE IS CALLED CHIKUNGUNYA BECAUSE OF THE ACUTE JOINT PAIN IT CAUSES. HEADACHE FEVER
JOINT PAIN
RASH
MUSCLE PAIN
NAUSEA
TIREDNESS
SEVERAL VACCINES AGAINST CHIKUNGUNYA ARE IN DEVELOPMENT, AND 2 OF THEM ARE READY FOR DISTRIBUTION.
THE VIRUS IS STILL ENDEMIC IN SOME COUNTRIES.
CASES REPORTED FROM MARCH 2024 TO FEBRUARY 2025 Source: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
IN MOST CASES,
PATIENTS RECOVER WITHIN A WEEK, BUT JOINT PAIN AND OTHER SYMPTOMS CAN LAST FOR WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.
PEOPLE VISITING AREAS WITH CASES OF THE CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS MUST PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM MOSQUITO BITES. WEAR CLOTHES THAT COVER YOUR WHOLE BODY
USE MOSQUITO REPELLENT LOREM IPSUM
STAY IN PLACES WITH AIR CONDITIONING OR MOSQUITO NETS
DEATH DUE TO CHIKUNGUNYA IS RARE, LOREM IPSUM
BUT THE DISEASE CAN BE FATAL IN THE ELDERLY AND IN PATIENTS WITH OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
EMPTY RECIPIENTS CONTAINING STANDING WATER
IN RECENT YEARS,
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OUTBREAKS OF CHIKUNGUNYA: THE AMERICAS
FRANCE
2013
2014
(FIRST CASES)
(AUTOCHTHONOUS OUTBREAK)
FRANCE AND ITALY (OUTBREAKS)
2017
SPAIN
(FIRST CASES REPORTED)
2019
MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT www.isglobal.org
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY RACHEL JILL PAPERNICK
BRASIL AND PARAGUAY
(OUTBREAK IN THE AMERICAS)
2023