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chikungunya

infection caused by the chikungunya virus
Class type of: viral infectious disease, alphavirus infections, arbovirosis Q243257
chikungunya
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
class of disease, symptom or sign[6]
Subclass of
viral infectious disease, alphavirus infections, arbovirosis, neglected tropical disease, pandemic and epidemic-prone diseases, infectious disease, notifiable disease[7][8][9]
Age of onset
any age[32]
Disease transmission process
mosquito borne transmission[25]
Drug or therapy used for treatment
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug[31]
Has cause
Chikungunya virus[20]
Has effect
chikungunya epidemic on Réunion[26]
Has natural reservoir
Aedes aegypti, Asian tiger mosquito[27][28]
Has phenotype
fever, arthralgia, Skin rash, joint inflammation, Joint swelling, joint stiffness, headache, macula, bleeding gums, facial edema, nosebleed, photophobia, depression, petechia, itch, photosensitivity, Abnormal bleeding, vomiting, diarrhea, Abnormal blistering of the skin, bursitis, periostitis, seizure, encephalitis, lymphadenopathy, osteolysis, carpal tunnel syndrome[37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Health specialty
infectious diseases[30]
ICPC 2 ID
A78[10]
Maximal incubation period in humans
+60[33]
Medical examination
physical examination, polymerase chain reaction, viral culture[21][22][23]
Minimal incubation period in humans
+12[34]
NCI Thesaurus ID
C128422[29]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Zika Corpus, WikiProject Medicine[35][36]
P14541
46Pt8z
P14914
D324625
Possible treatment
supportive care[24]
Symptoms and signs
fever, nausea, myalgia, rash, arthralgia, headache, fatigue, conjunctivitis, neurological disorder[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
🏷️ Also known as
en CHIKV infection en Arbovirus A Chikungunya type en Chikungunya fever en chikungunya en Chikungunya virus infection en chikungunya fever and pain ar شيكونغونيا da chikungunya da chikungunyafeber de Chikungunya de Chicungunya de Gebeugter Mann de Chikungunya-Fieber de Chikungunyafieber el Τσικουνγκούνια el νόσος τσικουγκούνια es CHIK es chikunguña es Fiebre de chikungunya fa چیکونگونیا
🔖 Identifiers · 35
OpenAlex ID
C2910802351, C2781273456
BabelNet ID
03021100n
Described at URL
www.cdc.gov.tw
Disease Ontology ID
DOID:0050012
DiseasesDB
32213
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
245394
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/chikungunya-fever
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
chikungunya
Exact match
purl.obolibrary.org, identifiers.org, www.orpha.net
France 24 topic ID (French)
chikungunya
Freebase ID
/m/01__7l
GARD rare disease ID
6038
Show all 35 identifiers +23
ICD-10 ID
A92.0
ICD-10-CM
A92.0
ICD-11 ID (Foundation)
900389391
ICD-11 ID (MMS)
1D40
ICD-9 ID
065.4, 066.3
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
chikungunya, chikungunya-virus
KBpedia ID
Chikungunya
KEGG ID
H01540
MeSH descriptor ID
D065632
MeSH tree code
C01.920.313.078.184, C01.925.081.198, C01.925.782.930.100.184, C01.920.852.032.184
Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities ID
10067256
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2910802351
Mondo ID
MONDO_0017941
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
1273085
Orphanet ID
324625
PatientsLikeMe condition ID
chikungunya-infection
Quora topic ID
Chikungunya
Topic's main category
Category:Chikungunya
UMLS CUI
C0008055
Vikidia article ID
fr:Chikungunya
WikiKids ID
Chikungunya
WikiProjectMed ID
Chikungunya
WikiSkripta article ID
48478

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Symptoms and signs 9
headache, fever, conjunctivitis, fatigue, nausea, rash, myalgia, arthralgia +1 more
Instance of 3
infectious disease, notifiable disease, symptom or sign
Medical examination 3
polymerase chain reaction, physical examination, viral culture
Subclass of 3
disease, viral infectious disease, neglected tropical disease
Has natural reservoir 2
Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Drug or therapy used for treatment 1
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
Has cause 1
Chikungunya virus
Health specialty 1
infectious diseases
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Medicine
Topic's main category 1
Category:Chikungunya
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Chikungunya
← FactGrid item ID 1
Pine Lake
← Has cause 1
photophobia
← Has effect 1
Chikungunya virus
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Summary

chikungunya is a class of disease[1]. chikungunya is a type of viral infectious disease[2], alphavirus infections[3], arbovirosis[4], and neglected tropical disease[5].

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disease infectious disease infectious diseases

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [4] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] ↑ . emro.who.int. emro.who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . WikiSkripta. Retrieved . cdc.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . WikiSkripta. wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . WikiSkripta. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . WikiSkripta. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . WikiSkripta. wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · ACorrêa (WMB) · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of Life ID → —
    Sitelink count → 69
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'dv', 'el', 'en', 'eo',
    Age of onset → any age
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  2. 15w ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 46Pt8z
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  4. 17w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → viral infectious disease, alphavirus infections, arbovirosis +4
    Instance of → class of disease, symptom or sign
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  5. 17w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maximal incubation period in humans → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+60'}
    Subclass of → viral infectious disease, alphavirus infections, arbovirosis +4
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  6. 21w ago · ~2026-34491-65 · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Minimal incubation period in humans → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+12'}
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Minimal incubation period in humans: 12 day"
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