FLAVIVIRUS


Meaning of FLAVIVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflā-vi-ˌvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin flavus yellow + New Latin -i- + virus — more at virus

Date: 1974

: any of a family ( Flaviviridae ) of single-stranded RNA viruses that are transmitted by ticks and mosquitoes and include the causative agents of dengue and yellow fever

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