arenavirus

Noun
  1. Animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae (synset 101333138)
    is a type of: animal virus - an animal pathogen that is a virus
    subtypes:
    • junin virus - the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
    • lassa virus - the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever
    • lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus - the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings
    • machupo virus - the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
    belongs to: arenaviridae - a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods

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