Chikungunya virus
Translingual
Etymology
From Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), from kungunyala (“to dry up or become contorted”).
Proper noun
Chikungunya virus [from 1955]
- A taxonomic species within the family Togaviridae.
Synonyms
- (species): CHIKV
Hypernyms
- (species): Virus - kingdom; (+)ssRNA, Group V; 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
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- Chikungunya virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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