chikungunya

Borrowed from Makonde chikungunya (“that which bends up”), apparently referring to the arthritic effects of the disease.

• IPA^(key): /tʃɪkʊŋˈɡʊnjə/, /ˌtʃɪkənˈɡʌnjə/

chikungunya (uncountable)

1. A viral fever caused by the Chikungunya virus, an alphavirus spread by mosquito bites.
   • 2007, Didier Fontenille, Anna Bella Failloux, Roberto Romi, Should we expect Chikungunya and Dengue in Southern Europe?, Willem Takken, Bart G. J. Knols (editors), Emerging Pests and Vector-borne Diseases in Europe, page 169

     Chikungunya and dengue arboviral diseases are in expansion throughout the world.

   • 2010, Stephen A. Berger, Infectious Diseases of Zimbabwe, page 55

     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 throat with objective signs of pharyngitis, nausea, and vomiting.

   • 2011, Franz J. Conraths, Thomas C. Mettenleiter, Chapter 13: Infectious Diseases Under the Influence of Changing Environmental Factors, page 256

     Chikungunya infections are caused by an alphavirus from the family Togaviridae.

• chikungunya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

From English chikungunya.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃikuŋɡunjɑ/, [ˈt̪ʃikuŋˌɡunjɑ]
• Hyphenation: chi‧kun‧gun‧ya

chikungunya

1. chikungunya

chikungunya f (uncountable)

1. chikungunya