the first morning i got the fever i felt like my legs werent supporting me five to six chikungunya cases are being reported daily the common refrain is that patients stop eating and drinking during the fever chief executive officer of hcg multispecialty hospital dr bharat gadhvi said that of every ten fever cases three are being diagnosed as chikungunya the dreaded chikungunya which had hit in epidemic proportions in 2006 has reared it ugly head again doctors say it is very important to keep the patients hydrated during the fever ahmedabad they should also use mosquito repellant creams on their hands and legs said dr joshi ahmedabad municipal corporation amc officials said that more fever cases are being reported from ambawadi chandlodia gota vejalpur memnagar nikol dudheshwar and other wards pain makes the patients panicky most patients coming to us are in a high state of panic as they feel that the pain will impair their mobility said dr vithlani due to the flood of fever patients over the past few days we have started a special fever clinic at the hospital which will run from 8 am to 8 pm so patients get due care and complications can be avoided said dr gadhvi at least three to five of every ten fever cases reported are being diagnosed as chikungunya critical care specialist dr manoj vithlani said that pain experienced in chikungunya has a severely damaging psychological impact on patients pediatrician dr rajesh joshi of sola civil hospital said children are most susceptible to chikungunya and dengue which can be contracted in school playgrounds in the mornings and evenings people need to protect from mosquito bites as chikungunya dengue and other viral fevers are expected to peak over the next two months said president of ahmedabad medical association ama dr pragnesh vachrajani we are getting four to five inpatients of chikungunya on a daily basis severe body pain affecting the joints especially and limiting mobility is characteristic of chikungunya fever while amc has recorded 33 chikungunya cases in municipal hospitals private doctors pegged the number of cases in the city at 2000 i just couldnt stand up an estimated 2000 cases of fever mainly chikungunya have been recorded in the city they start feeling uncomfortable in air conditioned rooms the pain in the joints especially arms and legs is killing me said atul vaghela a 37yearold patient in vejalpur the city is gripped by fever as droves of patients complaining of high grade fever vomiting nausea headache joint pain and severe body ache flood dispensaries clinics and hospitals som was hospitalized after complaints of high fever this is the onset and measures are needed to curb the spread said dr m h makwana director of karnavati hospital commissioner of schools down with dengue commissioner of schools c v som was admitted to hcg multispecialty hospital on wednesday with dengue meanwhile shefali shrivastav the daughter of an indian forest officer ifs was also admitted to the hospital after persistent high