arbovirus

ar·bo·vi·rus  (ärb-vrs)

n.

Any of a large group of viruses transmitted by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks, that include the causative agents of encephalitis, yellow fever, and dengue.

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[ar(thropod-)bo(rne) virus.]

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arbo·viral adj.

arbo·vi·rolo·gy (ärb-v-rl-j) n.

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arbovirus  (ärb-vrs)

Any of a large group of RNA viruses that are transmitted primarily by arthropods, such as mosquitoes and ticks. The more than 400 species were originally considered to be a single group, but are now divided among four families: Togaviridae, Flaviviridae, Bunyaviridae, and Arenaviridae. These viruses cause a variety of infectious diseases in humans, including rubella, yellow fever, and dengue.

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Noun

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arbovirus - 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 arborvirus 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 Bunyaviridae - a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods) Togaviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods Flaviviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods Arenaviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods Rhabdoviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods Reoviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods