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Descriptor
English
:
Arenaviridae
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Arenaviridae
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Arenaviridae
Tree Number:
B04.820.057
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection
=
ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
History Note
English
:
81; was ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
1119
Unique Identifier:
D001116
Occurrence in VHL
:
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