flavivirus

British  

/ ˈfleɪvɪˌvaɪrəs /

noun

1. a type of arbovirus that causes a wide range of diseases in humans, including yellow fever, dengue, and West Nile fever. It is spread by ticks or mosquitoes

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Example Sentences

“His lab has really populated the flavivirus field,” Dr. Cameron said, referring to the virus family that includes hepatitis C virus.

From New York Times

Antibodies help to protect individuals against flavivirus infections.

From Nature

Zika is a flavivirus, a family that includes dengue and Japanese encephalitis, which are also transmitted by mosquitoes.

From New York Times

Zika, a member of the flavivirus family, has circulated in Africa and Asia for decades but had never been seen in the Americas before it surfaced in Brazil in 2015.

From Science Magazine

Pardo returned to the U.S., when she was 16 weeks pregnant, and tested positive for dengue, which, like Zika, is a flavivirus.

From Seattle Times