Associations to the word «Arbovirus»
Noun
- Arthropod
- Mosquito
- Tick
- Virus
- Vertebrate
- Epidemiology
- Vector
- Nile
- Fever
- Malaria
- Infection
- Ecology
- Bite
- Pathogen
- Vaccine
- Surveillance
- Transmission
- Disease
- Fly
- Insect
- Human
- Illness
- Prevention
- Crosse
- Hiv
- Symptom
- Syndrome
- Host
- Gale
- Bacterium
- Exposure
- Cycle
- Iv
- Cause
- Genus
- Iii
- Laboratory
- Disorder
- Brain
- West
- Bird
- Blood
- Spread
- Risk
- Encyclopedia
- Medicine
- Ed
- Agent
- Ing
- Test
- Factor
- Health
- Asia
- Animal
- Control
- Group
- Research
- Ii
- America
- Family
- Species
- Centre
- Type
- Known
Adjective
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Wiktionary
ARBOVIRUS, noun. (pathology) (virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
Dictionary definition
ARBOVIRUS, noun. 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.
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