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Dear Doctor: A friend in Paraguay has chikungunya. Is that a real disease?
Dear Doctor: A friend in Paraguay has chikungunya. Is that a real disease?
Dear Doctor: A friend in Paraguay has chikungunya. Is that a real disease?

Published on: 08/25/2025

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a friend who lives in Paraguay and had been diagnosed with chikungunya. It has been extremely painful for her for several years. Her doctor prescribed 90 mg of etoricoxib daily and a shot of duodecadron once a month.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2025/08/dear-doctor-a-friend-in-paraguay-has-chikungunya-is-that-a-real-disease.html

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