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/t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/ · noun
A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites..
Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world.
The fever of Chikungunya is characterized by a rapid rise in temperature to as high as 40 C, often accompanied by rigors, myalgia, headache, photophobia, retro-orbital pain, sore throat with objective signs of pharyngitis, nausea, and vomiting.
Chikungunya infections are caused by an alphavirus from the family Togaviridae.
Use chikungunya when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Chikungunya means A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites..
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Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world.
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