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arborvirus
:
NOUN
animal
arborvirus
,
arbovirus
a
large
heterogeneous
group
of
RNA
viruses
divisible
into
groups
on the
basis
of the
virions
English
>
arborvirus
: 1 sense
> noun 1, animal
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
.
Synonym
arbovirus
Narrower
Arenaviridae
A
family
of
arborviruses
carried
by
arthropods
Bunyaviridae
A
large
family
of
arboviruses
that
affect
a
wide
range of
hosts
(mainly vertebrates and
arthropods
)
Flaviviridae
A
family
of
arboviruses
carried
by
arthropods
Reoviridae
A
family
of
arboviruses
carried
by
arthropods
Rhabdoviridae
A
family
of
arborviruses
carried
by
arthropods
Togaviridae
A
family
of
arboviruses
carried
by
arthropods
Broader
virus
(virology)
ultramicroscopic
infectious agent
that
replicates
itself only within
cells
of living
hosts
Spanish
arborvirus
,
arbovirus
Catalan
arborvirus
,
arbovirus
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