OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 46138

chikungunya

/t͡ʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/
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chikunguña
A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.
Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world.
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 t…
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