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Chikungunya | Chikungunya fever | Viral disease

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  Chikungunya is a fever which is an illness that can be caused by a virus and it can spread by mosquitoes. The name Chikungunya means it bends your joints or it makes you stop walking because this viral infection causes severe joint pain and muscle aches. Other symptoms of this viral fever include high fever, headache, fatigue, rash, nausea and red eyes.  Usually symptoms show up within 2 to 7 days after a mosquito bite from an infected mosquitoes. Till now there is no vaccine for Chikungunya fever. And there is no treatment for this viral fever. But in some rare cases, chikungunya causes very serious health complications or death. Most people with this viral chikungunya fever can recover within a couple of weeks. But some others may experience joint and muscle pain that can last almost months to years after they have been affected with this chikungunya fever. The only aim of treatment for this viral infection is to ease the symptoms with the help of rest, fluids and medicati...

Conjunctivitis: Thing you should know about Pink eye

  Pink eye is usually described as inflammation on the transparent membrane which lines the eyelid and eyeball. This transparent membrane is called the conjunctiva. When the tiny blood vessels of conjunctiva become swollen and irritated which might be more visible. This will cause the whites of the eyes to seem reddish or pink. Pink eye disease is also called conjunctivitis. Usually, this pink eye infection is often caused by a viral infection. But this pink eye infection can also be caused by a bacterial infection, an allergic reaction to any allergens or in babies who causes an incompletely opened tear duct. Even though pink eyes give irritation, it rarely affects your vision. Treatment will help you to ease the discomfort of pink eye infection. Because pink eye infections can be highly contagious, so if you get an early diagnosis, taking prompt precautions will help you to limit its spread of pink eye infection to others. Types of Pinkeye Viral strains Bacterial strains Allergic...