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== Clinical Manifestations == |
== Clinical Manifestations == |
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| − | *Incubation period of 4 to 7 days |
+ | *Incubation period of [[Usual incubation period::4 to 7 days]] |
| − | *Classic presentation includes fever, headache (especially retroorbital), diffuse arthralgias ("breakbone fever"), and rash |
+ | *Classic presentation includes [[Causes::fever]], [[Causes::headache]] (especially retroorbital), diffuse [[Causes::arthralgias]] ("breakbone fever"), and [[Causes::rash]] |
| − | *Often has thrombocytopenia |
+ | *Often has [[Causes::thrombocytopenia]] |
== Differential Diagnosis == |
== Differential Diagnosis == |
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Revision as of 09:38, 5 August 2020
Background
Microbiology
- Single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus
- Member of the Flaviviridae
Epidemiology
- Endemic in tropics worldwide, with almost half of the world's population at risk of infection
- Transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus
Clinical Manifestations
- Incubation period of 4 to 7 days
- Classic presentation includes fever, headache (especially retroorbital), diffuse arthralgias ("breakbone fever"), and rash
- Often has thrombocytopenia
Differential Diagnosis
- Differential also include whichever rickettsioses are endemic to the area visited
Management
- Supportive
