Expert answer:
Mayaro fever is viral infection transmitted by mosquito bite infected Haemagogus, Aedes, Culex, among others.
This disease has the benign and resembles Dengue and Chikungunya.
The symptoms are:
- Fever;
- Headache;
- Chills;
- Dizziness;
- Enlargement of the groin region;
- Joint pain;
- Swelling in joints.
These symptoms are self-limited and tend to to vanish around a week. Pain and swelling in the joints do not necessarily happen in everyone, and it can take a few months for them to disappear.
Because it is a benign viral infection, the treatment is performed with the objective of relieve symptoms such as fever and pain.
