Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Symptoms

The symptoms of Mayaro virus are similar to those of chikungunya.

• Common symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, joint aches, chills, and rash.
• Other symptoms can include eye pain, swollen lymph nodes, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
• Most people infected with Mayaro virus have mild illness.
• Some people infected with Mayaro virus have joint pain that can last for months after symptoms start.

Diagnosis

Talk to your healthcare provider if you are sick and have recently traveled to an area where Mayaro virus might be present including parts of Central and South America and the Caribbean.

• Tell your healthcare provider when and where you traveled.
• Your healthcare provider can order blood tests to look for Mayaro virus or other viral infections that can cause similar symptoms.

To learn more about testing, visit our Healthcare Providers page.

Treatment

• There is no medicine to treat Mayaro virus infection.
• Rest, fluids, and over-the-counter pain medications may relieve some symptoms.
• If symptoms are severe, patients may need to be hospitalized to receive supportive care, such as intravenous fluids, pain medication, and nursing care.

To learn more about treatment, visit our Healthcare Providers page.