Chikungunya vs. Dengue

Chikungunyanoun

A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.

Chikungunya

Chikungunya is an infection caused by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV). Symptoms include fever and joint pains.

Denguenoun

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

Denguenoun

A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever, cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs, resembling those of rheumatism; - called also breakbone fever. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is of short duration, and rarely fatal.

Denguenoun

an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints