Today Dr. Abhishek Shukla discussed about Chikungunya. It is a viral infection caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). It is primarily transmitted by mosquito bite, mainly by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes (the same mosquitoes which breed in clean stagnant water in and around houses). Apart from mosquito transmission, it can also spread rarely through blood transfusion, organ transplant and from mother to baby during pregnancy / childbirth. Symptoms usually include high fever, se

「屈公病」其實就是屈公熱（Chikungunya fever），由屈公病毒（Chikungunya virus, CHIKV）引起，主要經由伊蚊（如白線斑蚊、埃及斑蚊）叮咬傳播。不會人傳人，但會蚊傳病毒給人⋯ | 黃軒醫師 Dr. Ooi Hean