Chikungunya is an Alphavirus which belongs to the Togaviridae family. It is transmitted by two species of mosquitoes. Its name means "to become contorted" or "that which is bent up" in the language of people in Tanzania (where the virus was described for the first time). It refers to the specific sta...
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is to date the worst one with more than 1,200 people dead because of the infection. Although the virus has been discovered approximately 40 years ago it is still extremely hard to manage as no effective cure or vaccine...
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