When a mosquito bite causes persistent joint pain

Joint pain from a CHIKV infection is caused by the inflammatory response of the body’s immune system while fighting off the virus. — Filepic

Have you ever heard of a mosquito bite causing joint pain?

Well, infection with the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is transmitted to humans via the female Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus mosquitoes, is characterised by an abrupt onset of fever, frequently accompanied by joint pain.