I got it!

Everybody in India has got/is getting/is expecting to be afflicted with Chikungunya. They say it is a mosquito borne disease. You get severe pain in your joints and fever. But believe me you cant imagine what its like till you get it. Its like an iron weight tied to your joints (in my case -the knees). However I am not too sad I got infected because I think its good to have hands-on (sic) experience, esp of a news worthy disease such as this!

Some theories about Chiks-

1. If a mosquito bites you after biting an infected person between 2pm - 6pm you will get infected
2. There is no cure, you can manage pain & fever
3. This is a result of biological warfare (by you-know-who/ the-one-who-cannot-be named) along with slyly releasing the larvae of dengue-laden mosquitoes
4. The fatter & older you are, the longer it takes to recover

Ignorant folks confuse it with the bird flu (because of the chik-chicken association). One uncorruptible vegetarian told me with much sadness that why should a veggie like him get a non-veg disease?

Anyways good luck if you do get chiks. But dont worry, take plenty of rest & fluids, eat well and get better sooon...