arbovirus
English Thesaurus
1. 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 (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | virus, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bunyaviridae, |
| definition | : | a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | togaviridae, |
| definition | : | a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | flaviviridae, |
| definition | : | a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | arenaviridae, |
| definition | : | a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | rhabdoviridae, |
| definition | : | a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | reoviridae, |
| definition | : | a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods (noun.animal) |
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