Virus
dengue virus
den·gue vi·rus [ deng-gey, -gee vahy-ruhs ]
Subclass of:
Flavivirus
Definitions related to dengue virus:
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A species of enveloped and spherical viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus. The genome is composed of non-segmented, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Dengue viruses are found in non-human primates and humans and cause dengue fever in humans. Dengue viruses are transmitted mainly via the bite of infected mosquitoes of the genus Aedes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of the genus FLAVIVIRUS which causes an acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease in man. Dengue is mosquito-borne and four serotypes are known.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Dengue virus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species of the genus Flavivirus which causes an acute febrile and sometimes hemorrhagic disease in man; causes classic dengue and hemorrhagic dengue.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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