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Descriptor English: Chikungunya virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus Chikungunya
Descriptor virus Chikungunya
Scope note: Especie de ALPHAVIRUS que causa una fiebre aguda similar al dengue.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus Chikungunya
Descriptor French: Virus du chikungunya
Tree number(s): B04.820.578.875.054.198
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002646
Scope note: A species of ALPHAVIRUS causing an acute dengue-like fever.
Annotation: infection = CHIKUNGUNYA FEVER
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
DeCS ID: 2692
Unique ID: D002646
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Chikungunya virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0004043
Scope note A species of ALPHAVIRUS causing an acute dengue-like fever.
Preferred term Chikungunya virus



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