"Chikungunya Fever" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acute infection caused by a mosquito-borne alphavirus CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS characterized by RASH; FEVER; JOINT PAINS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; LYMPHOPENIA; and THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D065632
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.782.930.100.184
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| Concept/Terms |
Chikungunya Fever- Chikungunya Fever
- Chikungunya Fevers
- Fever, Chikungunya
- Fevers, Chikungunya
- Chikungunya Virus Infection
- Chikungunya Virus Infections
- Infection, Chikungunya Virus
- Infections, Chikungunya Virus
- Virus Infection, Chikungunya
- Virus Infections, Chikungunya
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