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Where does the Viral infection Chikungunya originate from?


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Created by ketan100 2 years 29 weeks ago
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Chikungunya is also known as

ketan100 2 years 29 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago

Chikungunya is also known as chicken Guinea which is a viral infection caused by the alphavirus that is spread by the mosquitoes of genus aedes also known as tiger mosquito. The name is derived from the east african spoken word Swahili which means "that which bends up". It is highly infective virus.