Chikungunya is a re-emerging arthropod-borne viral disease caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belonging to the Togaviridae family of genus Alphavirus. It is a virus with a single stranded, positive sense RNA, as its genome. It is maintained in a sylvatic and urban cycle involving humans and...
Chikungunya Virus Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus of the Togaviridae family, is transmitted to humans and other amplifying hosts by Aedes mosquitoes. In December 2013, chikungunya virus first appeared in the Western Hemisphere and within 7 months, the virus caused more than 400,000 cases of diseas...
CHIKV is a mosquito-borne emerging pathogen that has a major health impact in humans in tropical zones around the globe. A new variant of the virus, E1-A226V caused a large outbreak in the Indian Ocean islands and India from 2004–2007. CHIKV outbreak wa
The term “Chikungunya” often refers to both the virus (CHIKV) and the illness or fever (CHIKF) caused by this virus. It was derived from the African dialect Swahili or Makonde and translates as “to be bent over”; in Congo, it is referred to as “buka-buka,” which means “broke...
chikungunya noun chik·un·gun·yaˌchi-kən-ˈgu̇n-yə ˌchi-ku̇ŋ- :a febrile disease that resemblesdengue, occurs especially in parts of Africa, India, and southeastern Asia, and is caused by atogavirus(speciesChikungunya virusof the genusAlphavirus) transmitted...
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) belongs to the Semliki Forest antigenic group of the genus Alphaviridae, which includes other arthritogenic alphaviruses, such as o’nyong-nyong, Ross River, Barmah Forest, and Mayaro viruses.1, 2 Its genome is closely related to that of o’nyong-nyong virus, and...
Chikungunya (CHIG) is a disease caused by chikungunya virus (CHIGV); which is a RNA virus belonging toAlphavirusgenus andTogaviridaefamily1. CHIG was discovered in Tanzania (1952) and since then four types of its genotypes have been identified so far2. These include East-Central South African...
Chikungunya is a painful disease caused by the chikungunya virus, a virus spread by infected mosquito bites. Symptoms include joint pain, fever, and fatigue. It is often confused with dengue fever, another mosquito-borne virus with similar symptoms. Answer and Explanation: 1 Become a Study.com...
The term chikungunya is derived from a Kimakonde (central Bantu) word meaning "that which bends up" because of the arthralgia caused by the disease. CASE REPORT The sequence analysis of the E1 gene using the Dengue, Zika & Chikungunya Virus Typing Tool revealed that the sequences from Puerto...
Chikungunya is a viral disease which was first reported in humans in Tanzania in 1952–1953 [1]. The disease is caused by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), which is an arbovirus of the genus Alphavirus (Togaviridae). The disease has been widely reported from many tropical countries in Africa and...