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ARBORVIRUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
Synonyms:
arborvirus; arbovirus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arborvirus" is a kind of...):
virus ((virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "arborvirus"):
Bunyaviridae (a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods))
Togaviridae; Flaviviridae (a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods)
Arenaviridae; Rhabdoviridae (a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods)
Reoviridae (a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods)
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