It is similar to dengue as the same mosquito, Aedes Aegypti, causes both the diseases. Prof Khan Abul Kalam Azad, President of Bangladesh Society of Medicine that prepared the guideline for doctors, said dengue causes muscle pains while chikungunya causes severe joint pain. He, however, said all fever may not be dengue or chikungunya. The name Chikungunya came from the word ‘Makonde’ meaning bending up, referring to the posture developed as a result of the arthritic symptoms of the disease. The IEDCR has so far tested 139 blood samples and chikungunya virus has been found in 60 percent of them.

Source: bd News24 May 18, 2017 18:56 UTC