Guangdong saw its largest outbreak in history as mosquito-spread illness boomed after weeks of intense rainfall

Chinese health officials are responding to an outbreak of a mosquito-borne virus that can cause severe pain.More than 7,000 cases of chikungunya have been reported in the Chinese province of Guangdong in recent weeks,

Chikungunya is a disease caused by a virus of the same name. The chikungunya virus was first identified in people sickened during an outbreak in Tanzania in 1952. Its name is derived from a word in the Makonde language, which means “that which bends up,” due to the severe pain it can cause.