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Junin virus

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Noun1.Junin virus - the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
arenavirus - animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
Arenaviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods


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In the study by Matanic and Castilla (2004), the in vitro antiviral activity of antimicrobial cationic peptides cecropin A, melittin, magainin I and II, and indolicidin against the arenavirus Junin virus (JV), and herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2) was evaluated.
When the Argentinian pampas fell to agriculture after World War II, the introduction of herbicides led to a newly dominant species of mouse that happened to carry the Junin virus, which causes Argentinian hemorrhagic fever in humans.
 
 
 
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