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chikungunya
chikungunya
English
Noun
chikungunya (uncountable)
- A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.
- 2007, Didier Fontenille, Anna Bella Failloux, Roberto Romi, Should we expect Chikungunya and Dengue in Southern Europe?, Willem Takken, Bart G. J. Knols (editors), Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe, page 169
- 2010, Stephen A. Berger, Infectious Diseases of Zimbabwe, page 55
- 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.
- 2011, Franz J. Conraths, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases Under the Influence of Changing Environmental Factors, page 256
- Chikungunya infections are caused by an alphavirus from the family Togaviridae.
Translations
a viral fever caused by an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites
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Finnish
Etymology
From English chikungunya.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃɪkunˌɡunjɑ/
- Hyphenation: chi‧kun‧gun‧ya
Noun
chikungunya