Easy Guide to Chikungunya Virus Spread!

Chikungunya virus spreads mostly through mosquito bites. The mosquitoes that spread this virus are called Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. They get the virus when they bite someone who already has it. 

Sometimes, the virus can be passed on through blood. This can happen if someone works in a lab with the virus or if a healthcare worker gets it from a patient's blood. 

It's very rare, but a pregnant woman can pass the virus to her baby. This is most likely to happen in the middle of the pregnancy or during birth. But, the virus hasn't been found in breast milk, and there are no reports of babies getting the virus from breastfeeding. So, mothers are still encouraged to breastfeed. 

The highest chance of passing the virus to another person or a mosquito is in the first week of being sick. This is when the virus is most active in the body. 

Source:-https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/25083-chikungunya 

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