Virus
phlebovirus
Subclass of:
Bunyaviridae
Definitions related to genus phlebovirus:
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(phlebovirus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Phlebovirus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(phlebovirus) A genus of enveloped, spherical shaped viruses with surface glycoproteins that are arranged in a T=12 icosahedral symmetrical lattice, in the family Bunyaviridae. The genome is composed of three linear, segmented single-strands of negative sense RNA. Phelboviruses are mosquito-borne and humans, ruminants and camels are natural hosts. This genus causes influenza-like illness and rarely hemorrhagic fevers in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(phlebovirus) A genus of the family BUNYAVIRIDAE comprising many viruses, most of which are transmitted by Phlebotomus flies and cause PHLEBOTOMUS FEVER. The type species is RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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