Chikungunya Essay Example

up” as referred to the stooped posture developed resulting of arthritic symptoms of the disease.

It is belief that the chikngunya term is derived from Makonde root verb ‘kungunyala’ which bring the meaning of to dry up or become contorted. This Swahili word however had been repeated numerous printed sources it lead to the erroneous spellings forms and the term commonly including ‘Chicken guinea’, ‘Chicken gunaya’ and also ‘Chickengunya’.Between May to July, Malaysian had been surprised by a ‘new’ communicable disease which carried a weird name, it called ‘Chikungunya’, the term is actually derived from the ‘Makonde’ word meaning “that which bends up” as referred to the stooped posture developed resulting of arthritic symptoms of the disease. It is belief that the chikngunya term is derived from Makonde root verb ‘kungunyala’ which bring the meaning of to dry up