Chikungunya

Chikungunya
ICD-10	A92.0
ICD-9	065.4, 066.3
DiseasesDB	32213
MeSH	D018354

Chikungunya virus
Virus classification
Group: Group IV ((+)ssRNA) Family: Togaviridae Genus: Alphavirus Species: Chikungunya virus

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Case #1
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Chicken guinea; chicken gunaya; chickengunya

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Prevention | Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

Related Chapters

• Dengue fever
• Malaria

External links

• CDC Review of Chikungunya Virus as published in the September 2007 volume of The Journal of General Virology.
• WHO site on disease outbreak news
• Chikungunya Research and Chikun guniya - latest publications.
• Chikungunya is not Swahili (Internet Living Swahili Dictionary)
• Chikungunya and Pregnancy
• Chikungunya and how to handle it (Mauritius)
• European Center for Disease Prevention and Control: Chikungunya Info for Travellers
• Chikungunya Infection in India and Vector Control
• Genome Microevolution of Chikungunya Viruses Causing the Indian Ocean Outbreak, NIH, July 2006.
• Chikungunya Siddha Treatment
• Realities of Chikungunya in Kerala

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.