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单词 arbovirus
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Definition of arbovirus in English:

arbovirus

noun ˈɑːbə(ʊ)ˌvʌɪrəsˈärbōˌvīrəs
Medicine
  • Any of a group of viruses which are transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, or other arthropods. They include the virus of yellow fever.

    〔医〕虫媒病毒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • West Nile is one of about 30 arboviruses of public health concern that are transmitted by female mosquitoes, which are the only ones that bite.
    • Singh also observed that with the exception of Colarado tick fever and Ganjam viruses, those arboviruses that are naturally transmitted by mosquitoes or infect mosquitoes experimentally, multiplied in one or both of his cell lines.
    • Mosquito cell lines have been used mainly in the isolation of arboviruses.
    • It was soon shown to be transmitted between vertebrate hosts (especially birds) by mosquitoes, thus conforming to the ecological description ‘arthropod-borne virus’ or arbovirus.
    • With many of the arboviruses, such as Ross River fever, symptoms may be mild - sometimes people who are infected never develop symptoms - but they can equally develop into something serious.

Origin

1950s: from ar(thropod)-bo(rne) + virus.

Definition of arbovirus in US English:

arbovirus

nounˈärbōˌvīrəs
Medicine
  • Any of a group of viruses that are transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, or other arthropods. They include encephalitis, dengue, and yellow fever.

    〔医〕虫媒病毒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • With many of the arboviruses, such as Ross River fever, symptoms may be mild - sometimes people who are infected never develop symptoms - but they can equally develop into something serious.
    • West Nile is one of about 30 arboviruses of public health concern that are transmitted by female mosquitoes, which are the only ones that bite.
    • It was soon shown to be transmitted between vertebrate hosts (especially birds) by mosquitoes, thus conforming to the ecological description ‘arthropod-borne virus’ or arbovirus.
    • Mosquito cell lines have been used mainly in the isolation of arboviruses.
    • Singh also observed that with the exception of Colarado tick fever and Ganjam viruses, those arboviruses that are naturally transmitted by mosquitoes or infect mosquitoes experimentally, multiplied in one or both of his cell lines.

Origin

1950s: from ar(thropod)-bo(rne) + virus.

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