The Ckicungunya Virus (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

The Ckicungunya Virus

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The chickungunya virus, one of several known to be transmitted by Ae. albopictus, shown here many times its true size of about 70 nanometers (0.000003 inch).

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The Electron Microscopy Data Bank

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