UK Ebola scare turns out to be Lindsay Lohan with rare virus

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Lindsay Lohan was hospitalized this week, according to a new report.

The 28-year-old had contracted a rare mosquito borne virus called Chikungunya while on a break in French Polynesia over the Christmas holiday in December

And according to TMZ the actress is still battling the illness and was subsequently admitted for treatment at King Edward VII's Hospital.

Chikungunya is a virus transmitted from mosquitoes to people, according to the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention.

Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, joint pain and swelling or rash.

There is no vaccine to prevent the virus or medicine to treat it with once infected.

Last Edited by Stelio_Kontos on 01/21/2015 04:12 PM