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English noun: arbovirus

1. arbovirus (animal) 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


Synonymsarborvirus


Broader (hypernym)virus


Narrower (hyponym)Arenaviridae, Bunyaviridae, Flaviviridae, Reoviridae, Rhabdoviridae, Togaviridae









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