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Revision as of 19:24, 28 July 2015
Etiology/Virology
Baltimore Classification
Group IV: (+) ssRNA Virus
ICTV Classification
Family: Togaviridae Genus :Alphvirus Species: Chikungunya Virus
Description
By classification using the Baltimore Classification, Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. CHIKV can also be further classified as an Arbovirus or Arthropod Bourne Virus because of its transmission via mosquitoes.