Question

How are the symptoms of chikungunya different from malaria and dengue?

Answer 1

The three mosquito-borne illnesses differ in a number of relatively minor ways, but the most obvious one is the kind and frequency of fever a patient gets. When a patient has dengue, they experience a high fever that comes on quickly and goes away, only to return with rashes. When they have hemorrhagic fever, they also experience bleeding. When a patient has malaria, they typically have chills and a high fever in the evenings, which is quickly followed by perspiration. In contrast, a patient with chikungunya experiences excruciating bodily discomfort, particularly in the joints, along with a high fever. The patient’s fever is roughly 102° in all three circumstances.