chikungunya
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- noun
- /ˌtʃɪkʌŋˈɡuːn.jə/
- Specialized
- Outbreaks of chikungunya fever are sporadic, and there is no licensed vaccine to protect against the disease.
- chikungunya fever
- chikungunya virus
- chikungunya outbreak
Examples
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Three studies focused on mother-to-child transmission of chikungunya; however, only one specifically addressed the long-term effects of a congenital chikungunya infection.
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Chikungunya appears to occur as both an epidemic and an endemic disease in this region.
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Future studies on risk factors for chikungunya should include body weight as a possible influence.
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In 2004, a chikungunya fever outbreak occurred in the Indian Ocean region.
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The spread of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease common in Africa and Asia, in the Eastern Caribbean has been alarming.
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In 2012, chikungunya virus (CHIKV) was reported for the first time in Bhutan.
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Concurrent epidemics of dengue and chikungunya have been reported from Asia (13) and Africa (14).
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Chikungunya is similar to dengue, although arthralgia and arthropathy predominate. Both are diagnosed on serology.
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Chikungunya fever is caused by infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV; family Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus).
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People infected with chikungunya experience fatigue, nausea, high fever, and joint pain or swelling.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chikungunya comes from the Makonde language of southeast Africa and is like the verb kungunyala, which means 'to bend up' or 'become twisted'. That's why the disease is named for the severe joint pain that can make people bend over or hold their arms and legs in a twisted, painful way.