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TravelVAX Vaccinations Clinic

Chikungunya - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receive all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

CHIKUNGUNYA

FACT

Chikungunya means to become controlled and describes the stooped appearance of sufferers with severe joint pain.

Chikungunya - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receive all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

VECTOR

Bite from an infected mosquito (Aedes aegypti and Aedes aibopictus)

Chikungunya - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receive all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

103 COUNTRIES

considered ‘at risk’ of Chikungunya

Chikungunya - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receive all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

SYMPTOMS

Abrupt onset of high fever, joint pain (usually involving multiple joints and typically bilateral and symmetric), muscle pain, headache, nausea, fatigue, and rash.

Chikungunya - TravelVAX Vaccination Clinic receive all your travel vaccinations, medicines, and supplies in one stop. We are a one-stop travel clinic.

SEVERE CASE:

Uncommon. In some cases, joint pain can be deliberating and persist for several months, or even years.

 

As there are no vaccines available in Canada, basic precautions should be taken:

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  • Take preventative measures when mosquitoes are most active (during daylight hours)

  • Use a recommend insect repellent containing either Icaridin (20%) or DEET.

  • Wear appropriate clothing (e.g. long-sleeved shirt, long pants).

  • Use physical barriers, such as bed nets and windiw screens.

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