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[|Human|] I have had both knees totally replaced, and am now living in an area of the world where the Chikungunya virus is very active. Since I was told I needed to have antibiotics even when I get my teeth cleaned for fear of infection that could spread to the knees, I am very concerned about what the virus could do to my replacement sites.
[|AI|]  Dear Sir, The organism you are taking of is virus and antibiotics have no effect on the viruses, moreover in a replaced joint viral fever can cause synovial inflammation, and this is not going to do much harm. But the other concern of yours is valid, any infection in the teeth or any other part of the body can spread by way of blood and get seeded on the metal implant of your knee and cause infection. it's true that you should be careful of any such thing and consult early and control your infection by timely antibiotics.