arbovirus

Noun arbovirus has 1 sense

• arbovirus(n = noun.animal) arborvirus - 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;
is a kind of virus
has particulars: bunyaviridae, togaviridae, flaviviridae, arenaviridae, rhabdoviridae, reoviridae