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If chikungunya is contracted will it lead to immunity afterwards?
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Yes: According to the WHO, infection with chikungunya can confer lifelong immunity. This encourages us to envision a vaccination in the future.
Answered 11/17/2014
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Yes, they say.: According to the WHO it does. I hope that the chikungunya virus agrees with them. Despite the so-called immunity, however, symptoms can last a very long time (they say it's from a chronic infection, so that would mean that the immunity is not complete). If you have it, I hope you get better real soon.
Answered 11/17/2014
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