Translingual

Proper noun

Chikungunya virus [from 1955]

1. A taxonomic species within the family Togaviridae.

Synonyms

• (species): CHIKV

Hypernyms

• (species): Virus - kingdom; (+)ssRNA, Group V; 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)