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Definition of Arenavirus

1. Noun. Animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae.

Definition of Arenavirus

1. Noun. Any of several RNA viruses, of the genus ''Arenavirus'', most of which cause severe diseases transmitted by rodents ¹

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Medical Definition of Arenavirus

1. The only genus in the family arenaviridae. It contains two groups lcm-lassa complex viruses and tacaribe complex viruses, which are distinguished by antigenic relationships and geographic distribution. (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Arenavirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Health Information for International Travel by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Other diseases include rodent-borne arenavirus hemorrhagic fever in Bolivia. Hepatitis B and D (delta hepatitis) are highly endemic in the Amazon basin. ..."

2. Hantaviruses: Emerging Viral Diseases edited by J. S. Mackenzie (1999)
"... Scandinavia and Argentine hemorrhagic fever due to Junin virus (an arenavirus with many epidemiologie similarities to hantaviruses) were correlated with ..."

3. Health Information for International Travel (1994) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Among other diseases, certain, frequently fatal, arenavirus haemorrhagic fevers have attained notoriety. Lassa fever has a virus reservoir in a commonly ..."

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