flavivirus /fla·vi·vi·rus/ (fla´vĭ-vi″rus) any virus of the family Flaviviridae.
Flavivirus /Fla·vi·vi·rus/ (fla´vĭ-vi″rus) group B arboviruses: a genus of viruses of the family Flaviviridae, many members of which cause disease in humans and animals, including the agents of yellow fever, dengue, and St. Louis and other forms of encephalitis.
Flavivirus
Flavivirus,
Flavivirus /Fla·vi·vi·rus/ (fla´vĭ-vi″rus) group B arboviruses: a genus of viruses of the family Flaviviridae, many members of which cause disease in humans and animals, including the agents of yellow fever, dengue, and St. Louis and other forms of encephalitis.
| Flavivirus n. A genus of arboviruses of the family Togaviridae, the type species of which is the yellow fever virus. |
fla·vi·vi·rus (fl  v -v  rs)n. An arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus. |
Flavivirus
An arbovirus that can cause potentially serious diseases, such as dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encaphilitis, and West Nile fever.
Mentioned in: West Nile Virus
Flavivirus,
a genus of a family of Flaviviridae single-stranded positive-sense ribonucleic acid viruses, including species that cause yellow fever, dengue, and St. Louis encephalitis. Most are arboviruses transmitted by mosquitoes or ticks. Also called group B arbovirus.
flavivirus
a virus in the family Flaviviridae.
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