Medical Dictionary
chikungunya
noun chik·un·gun·ya \ˌchik-ən-ˈgu̇n-yə, ˌchik-u̇ŋ-\
Medical Definition of CHIKUNGUNYA
: a febrile disease that resembles dengue, occurs especially in parts of Africa, India, and southeastern Asia, and is caused by a togavirus of the genus Alphavirus (species Chikungunya virus) transmitted by mosquitoes especially of the genus Aedes—called also chikungunya fever
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