Diagnosis of Chikungunya

Diagnosis of chikungunya is not as difficult as we believe, there are certain symptoms that indicate the presence of chikungunya in our body.

However, as long as you feel any chikungunya signs, it’s very recommended to visit to the doctor or a healthcare specialist for further confirmation.

You can also diagnose chikungunya at home, if you are experiencing high fever, constant joint pain without any reason, feeling headache constantly, there are very high chances of presence of chikungunya in you.

In case you have returned from the chikungunya infected territory recently, you should instantly go through the blood test process, so it can be diagnosed instantly before it is spread to others.

ELISA, IgM, IgG are the serological tests that can detect the presence of anti-chikungunya antibodies in your blood.

Generally, the anti-chikungunya develops within the initial first week of sickness and fever.

The level of IgM antibodies is on a saturation between the first three to five weeks after starting chikungunya, and it can be present for three to five months as well.

The symptoms of IgM antibodies can be detected within two weeks and can persist for many or years.