Chikungunya virus
Translingual
Etymology
From Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), from kungunyala (“to dry up or become contorted”).
Proper noun
- A taxonomic species within the family Togaviridae – a mosquito-borne human pathogen. [from 1955]
Synonyms
- (species): CHIKV
Hypernyms
- (species): Martellivirales - order; Togaviridae - family; Alphavirus - genus; Semliki Forest virus complex (SFV complex)
Coordinate terms
- (species): Dengue virus, Zika virus (virus species causing coinfections with chikunguya)
See also
- Aedes albopictus, Aedes aegypti (vectors)
References
Chikungunya virus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chikungunya virus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chikungunya virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chikungunya virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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