Kartikeya Cherabuddi

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Chikungunya Fever

OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know Are you sure your patient has chikungunya fever? What should you expect to find? Chikungunya is an acute febrile illness transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. Most infected patients are symptomatic. Infection should be suspected in a returning traveler or contact with a returning traveler from Southeast Asia, Sub-saharan…

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