arbovirus

/'ɑ:bә'vaiәrәs/

中文翻译

n. [微]虫媒病毒,(蚊虫等)节肢动物传染病毒

英文解释

n a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis