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A family of RNA viruses naturally infecting rodents and consisting of one genus (ARENAVIRUS) with two groups: Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD) and New World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, NEW WORLD). Infection in rodents is persistent and silent. Vertical transmission is through milk-, saliva-, or urine-borne routes. Horizontal transmission to humans, monkeys, and other animals is important.
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Synonyms
4 entry terms
- Mammarenavirus
- Reptarenavirus
- Mammarenaviruses
- Reptarenaviruses
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.
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Indexing Annotation
infection = ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
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History Note
81; was ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
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- RNA Viruses (1966-1977)
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QW 168.5.A8
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Arenaviridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001116
- Arenaviridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenavirus
- Arenaviridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641664