チクングニア熱ちくんぐんやねつ

also: チクングンヤねつ · チクングニヤねつ

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Meanings

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noun

chikungunya fever

medicine

Medical term for the mosquito-borne viral disease. Often used in news reports and health advisories.

Written forms

チクングニア熱ねつ
Most common spelling in Japanese medical contexts.
チクングンヤ熱ねつ
Variant spelling reflecting the pronunciation チクングンヤ. Less common than チクングニア熱.
チクングニヤ熱ねつ
Rare variant spelling. チクングニア熱 is preferred.
チクングニヤねつ
チクングンヤねつ

Kanji

熱heat, temperature, fever

Similar words

デング熱ねつ
Both are mosquito-borne viral fevers, but caused by different viruses. デング熱 is more widely known.
ジカ熱ねつ
Another mosquito-borne disease; ジカ熱 gained attention for its link to birth defects.

Etymology

From the English 'chikungunya', ultimately from a Makonde word meaning 'that which bends up', referring to the stooped posture of patients. The Japanese spellings reflect different transliterations of the original term.