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While the initial high fever is often debilitating, it is the severe and frequently long-lasting pain, affecting joints (arthralgia), muscles (myalgia), and sometimes nerves (neuropathic pain), that truly characterizes the disease\u2019s impact on sufferers. This review explores how CHIKV infection triggers both acute pain and persistent chronic pain. We examine the mechanisms by which the virus directly damages tissues, incites extensive inflammation, invades the nervous system, and potentially manipulates the immune response, leading to autoimmune-like attacks. Understanding these processes is essential, as current treatments mainly focus on symptom management, and there are no specific antiviral therapies available. 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