arbovirus

American  

[ahr-buh-vahy-ruhs] / ˈɑr bəˌvaɪ rəs /

noun

plural

arboviruses

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.

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arbovirus British  

/ 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

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arbovirus Scientific  

/ är′bə-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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Etymology

Origin of arbovirus

1955–60; ar(thropod-) bo(rne) virus

Example Sentences

But “arbovirus vaccines“ meant to target viruses transmitted by arthropods and insects “have been recently approved in many countries,” he said, including vaccines for dengue and Chikungunya, which are similar but more severe.

From Salon

“As Zika cases rise and Aedes mosquitoes expand their range, understanding the mechanisms by which they gain a transmission advantage could unlock new strategies for combating arboviruses,” Emami said.

From Salon

The vast majority of people infected with an arbovirus in Australia develop only mild symptoms, or none at all.

From Science Magazine

This would be to engineer the mosquitoes so that arbovirus infections trigger the loss of their tolerance mechanisms, perhaps via the inhibition of Ago2.

From Science Daily

All told, the CDC tracks nine mosquito-borne diseases in a surveillance system dedicated to monitoring so-called arboviruses—viruses transmitted by arthropods—that are spread by mosquitoes and ticks.

From Scientific American