Chikungunya virus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), from kungunyala (“to dry up or become contorted”). === Proper noun === Chikungunya virus 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 Category:Chikungunya virus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Chikungunya virus at National Center for Biotechnology Information