Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Roberto da Justa Pires Neto
Community Health Department, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Eugênio de Moura Campos
Psychiatry Department, Walter Cantídio University Hospital, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Abstract:
Chikungunya fever is an acute disease caused by an alphavirus from the Togaviridae family and transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes, mainly Aedes aegypti. It is recognized as an acute disease characterized by fever, arthralgia, arthritis, and rash, and multiple complications during the chronic phase have been described. These complications may manifest in a variety of organs and systems, including the skin, eyes, and neurological, genitourinary, and cardiac systems. The complete range of chikungunya-induced manifestations is not completely known.
Keywords:Chikungunya fever ,Togaviridae family ,Aedes species mosquitoes ,neurological, genitourinary, and cardiac systems