Autor(es): Palacios-Martínez D, Díaz-Alonso R A, Arce-Segura L J, Díaz-Vera E

Resumo: Chikungunya fever (CHIK) is an emerging viral disease. It is caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus from the Togaviridae family. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes, mainly Aedes aegypti - Aedes albopictus. They are also involved in the transmission of dengue, malaria, etc. CHIK is now endemic in any region of Africa - Southeast-Asia. Cases of CHIK have been reported in America, the Caribbean, - Europe (France, Italy - Spain). There are reservoirs of these mosquitoes in some regions of Spain (Catalonia, Alicante, Murcia - Balearic isl-s). CHIK is characterized by a sudden high - debilitating fever, - severe or disabling symmetrical arthralgia. It tends to improve in days or weeks. There are severe - chronic forms of CHIK. There is no specific treatment or prophylaxis for CHIK. An algorithm is proposed for the clinical management of CHIK based in the latest guidelines.

Palavras-Chave: Alfavirus; Alphavirus; Alphavirus infections; Chikungunya virus; Chikungunya virus infection; Enfermedades víricas; Infecciones por Togaviridae; Infecciones por alfavirus; Infecciones por virus constituidos por ácido ribonucleico; Infección por virus de Chikungunya; Ribonucleic acid virus infections; Togaviridae; Togaviridae infections; Viral diseases; Virus; Virus de Chikungunya; Viruses

Imprenta: Semergen - Medicina de Familia, v. 41, n. 4, p. 221-225, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.semerg.2014.08.008

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Viral infections; Chikungunya Virus - Virus; Chikungunya virus - Transmission; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever; Chikungunya virus - Dengue

Data de publicação: 2015