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. 2021 Feb 20;8(2):91–98. doi: 10.1007/s40475-021-00229-2

Table 1.

Clinical manifestations of dengue, Zika, and chikungunya

Dengue Zika Chikungunya
Incubation period 5–8 days 3–14 days 1–12 days
Frequency of symptoms ~10% of infected patients. ~20% of infected patients. ~85% of infected patients.
Skin manifestations

- Facial, neck, and trunk flushing.

- Morbilliform rash.

- Hemorrhagic manifestations: petechiae and ecchymoses.

- Maculopapular rash involving, trunk, face, palms and soles.

- Highly pruritic.

- Maculopapular rash involving trunk and limbs.

- May be pruritic.

- Centro facial hyperpigmentation of the skin (Chik sign)

Other important manifestations of disease

- High fevers (up to 40 °C).

- Retro-orbital pain.

- Nausea and vomiting.

- Non-purulent conjunctivitis.

- Guillain-Barré Syndrome.

- Microcephaly in neonates.

- High fevers (39–40 °C).

- Severe polyarthralgia.