arbovirus

[ ahr-buh-vahy-ruhs ]

noun,plural ar·bo·vi·rus·es.
  1. 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.

Origin of arbovirus

1
1955–60; ar(thropod-)bo(rne)virus

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British Dictionary definitions for arbovirus

arbovirus

/ (ˈɑːbəʊˌvaɪrəs) /


noun
  1. any one of a group of viruses that cause such diseases as encephalitis and dengue and are transmitted to humans by arthropods, esp insects and ticks

Origin of arbovirus

1
C20: from ar (thropod-) bo (rne) virus

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Scientific definitions for arbovirus

arbovirus

[ ärbə-vī′rəs ]


  1. 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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