group B arboviruses
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group A arboviruses — Alphavirus … Medical dictionary
arboviruses — Diverse group of single stranded RNA viruses that have an envelope surrounding the capsid. Arthropod borne, hence the name, and multiply in both invertebrate and vertebrate host, causing eg. yellow fever and encephalitis. The group is very… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Alphavirus — One of the genera of the family Togaviridae that was formerly classified as part of the “group A” arboviruses and includes the viruses that cause eastern equine, western equine, and Venezuelan encephalitis. * * * Al·pha·vi·rus al fə .vī rəs n a… … Medical dictionary
Flaviviridae — A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever and are transmitted by mosquitos and ticks. Flaviviruses have single stranded RNA as their genetic material. The virus of yellow fever is a flavivirus. * * * A family of enveloped single stranded… … Medical dictionary
Flavivirus — A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever and are transmitted by mosquitos and ticks. Flaviviruses have single stranded RNA as their genetic material. The virus of yellow fever is a flavivirus. * * * A genus in the family Flaviviridae that … Medical dictionary
rhabdovirus — noun any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies • Hypernyms: ↑animal virus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhabdoviridae * * * ¦rabdōˌ noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhabd + virus … Useful english dictionary
Arbovirus — A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of the words arthropod and borne, make up the arbo that now designates this group of viruses as arthropod borne. The arboviruses were… … Medical dictionary
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
arbovirus — /ahr beuh vuy reuhs/, n., pl. arboviruses. any of several groups of RNA containing viruses that are transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods, as ticks, fleas, or mosquitoes, and may cause encephalitis, yellow fever, or dengue fever. [1955 60;… … Universalium
