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nouna 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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Definition that contains arbovirus
- reoviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
- bunyaviridae a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
- reovirus any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
- flaviviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
- rhabdovirus any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies
- lyssavirus a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies
- togaviridae a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
- alphavirus an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses