Chikungunya virus

Translingual

Etymology

From Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), from kungunyala (“to dry up or become contorted”).

Proper noun

Chikungunya virus

1. 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