<s>[INST] i am affected by chicken guinea from past 2 months but still i have pain in ankle, finger,shoulders. i am fed up of allopathy and rest at home not going to my job what should i do when i will be back to normal how long will this persist should i switch to aayurvedic medicine [/INST] Hi, Thanks for posting in HCM. I understand your concern. Chikungunya is an infection caused by the chikungunya virus. It is a viral disease causing high fever and affecting primarily joints, which is self limiting. Joint pains typically last for weeks or some times for several months. There is no medications as such to treat chikungunya virus infection or disease.Some of the means which can be done to decrease the symptoms include:1. Take adequate rest2. Drink good quantities of fluids to prevent dehydration3. Take medicines, such as ibuprofen, naproxen or paracetamol, to relieve fever and pain. Other medications from alternate medicines could help to reduce the symptoms, but doesn't cure the illness instantaneously. Gradually, the symptoms should reduce back to normal. Hope the information provided would be helpful. All the best. </s>