Virus
arenaviridae
Subclass of:
Negative-Sense RNA Viruses
Definitions related to arenaviridae:
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A family of RNA viruses naturally infecting rodents and consisting of one genus (ARENAVIRUS) with two groups: Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD) and New World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, NEW WORLD). Infection in rodents is persistent and silent. Vertical transmission is through milk-, saliva-, or urine-borne routes. Horizontal transmission to humans, monkeys, and other animals is important.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Individual segments of ss-RNA; enveloped, various polypeptides present; RNA transcribed by transcriptase into cRNA with mature particles budding from cell membrane; transmission unknown in rodents.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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