{"id":286,"date":"2024-10-11T06:09:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T06:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:00:22","slug":"disease-burden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/disease-burden\/","title":{"rendered":"Disease burden"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"286\" class=\"elementor elementor-286\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc41db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6bc41db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f418a6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0f418a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c42e629 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c42e629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS CAN CAUSE <strong>PERSISTENT ARTHRALGIAS<\/strong> THAT CAN HAVE A <strong>SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON PATIENT QUALITY OF LIFE<\/strong><sup>4,23,25<\/sup><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31d388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b31d388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646098d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"646098d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b727e91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b727e91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db207f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6db207f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kevin.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1025\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kevin.png 500w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kevin-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kevin-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ad6a elementor-absolute elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"231ad6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<i>Chikungunya<br>took a toll on my<br>quality of life.<\/i>\"<br><br>\u2014Kevin*<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b65149 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b65149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"<i>Chikungunya took a toll on my quality of life.<\/i>\"<br><br>\u2014Kevin*<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e973009 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e973009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33e2b63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33e2b63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9653fda elementor-position-left elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9653fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Pain.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Pain.png 300w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Pain-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Joint and muscle pain<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70628d0 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"70628d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Depressed.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1043\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Depressed.png 300w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_Depressed-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Emotional sequelae<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703ef9e elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"703ef9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_SocialLife.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_SocialLife.png 300w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_SocialLife-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Psychosocial sequelae<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd2bc6 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-middle elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8cd2bc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_StoppingPhysicial.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_StoppingPhysicial.png 300w, https:\/\/ixchiq.ca\/hcp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ixchic_Icon_StoppingPhysicial-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Morning stiffness<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc88f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcc88f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12062b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f12062b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5554d0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5554d0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb2d3cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb2d3cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ACCORDING TO A STUDY, CHIKUNGUNYA CAUSED 1.95 MILLION DISABILITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS (DALYs) BETWEEN 2011 AND 2020.<sup>26<\/sup><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-439e16a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"439e16a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a7dc39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a7dc39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166262e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"166262e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO SPECIFIC TREATMENTS AVAILABLE FOR CHIKUNGUNYA<sup>3<\/sup><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe99f8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe99f8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b52da1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b52da1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f95018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f95018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SEVERE JOINT PAIN FROM THE CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS CAN LAST FOR MONTHS OR YEARS FOLLOWING INFECTION<sup>3,4,22<\/sup><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b199100 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b199100\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262be33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"262be33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40cd85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d40cd85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IXCHIQ<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> does not treat chikungunya or its symptoms, or complications such as impact on quality of life, joint and muscle pain, emotional and psychosocial sequelae, morning stiffness, disabilities and death.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1a43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c1a43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">* Hypothetical patient. <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d227e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" 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