arbovirus
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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
Types & categories
- virus hypernym
- Bunyaviridae hyponym
- Togaviridae hyponym
- Flaviviridae hyponym
- Arenaviridae hyponym
- Rhabdoviridae hyponym
- Reoviridae hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | virus |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Bunyaviridae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Togaviridae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Flaviviridae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Arenaviridae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Rhabdoviridae |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Reoviridae |