Table 1.
Dengue | Zika | Chikungunya | |
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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. |