arenavirus

Other forms: arenaviruses

Definitions of arenavirus
  1. noun
    animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
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    Junin virus
    the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
    Lassa virus
    the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever
    lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
    the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings
    Machupo virus
    the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
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    animal virus
    an animal pathogen that is a virus
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