Arbovirus

An Arbovirus (short for Arthropod borne virus) is a virus that is primarily transmitted by arthropods, such as ticks and mosquitoes. The term Arbovirus is not part of the taxonomic classification of viruses, that is, viruses from different families and even orders can be arboviruses. Arboviruses (over 200 recognized) are often pathogenic for humans (over 50 identified); can be stored inside the arthropod body or even proliferate, without actually damaging the insect. Arboviruses feature some 30-180nm in size of a spheric or rod-like shape and have usually RNA-based genomes. Arboviral infections are likely to be endemic to the transmitters' habitats.

Related Topics:
Virus - Mosquito - Taxonomic classification of viruses - Families - Orders - RNA-based genomes

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List of arboviruses (not complete):

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• Dengue fever
• Ross River virus
• Vesicular stomatitis virus
• West Nile virus
• Yellow fever
• Tick-borne Encephalitis
• Japanese Encephalitis
• La Crosse Encephalitis