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Chikungunya virus
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul kde chikungunya that which bends up, from kde kungunyala to dry up or become contorted.
Proper noun
1 Chikungunya virus
species family Togaviridae 1 a mosquito-borne human pathogen from 1955
Synonyms
species mul CHIKV
Hypernyms
species Martellivirales order 1 order; Togaviridae family 1 family; Alphavirus genus genus; Semliki Forest virus complex virus complex 1 (SFV complex)
Coordinate terms
species Dengue virus species, Zika virus species virus species causing coinfections with chikunguya
See also
Aedes albopictus species, Aedes aegypti species vectors
References
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