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Togaviridae ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Togaviridae - a family of arboviruses carried by arthropodsarborvirus, arbovirus - a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitisalphavirus - an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horsesfamily - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" |
Togaviridae
Togaviridae[‚tō·gə′vir·ə‚dī] (virology) A family of positive-strand ribonucleic acid (RNA)-containing viruses characterized by spherical enveloped particles with an icosahedral nucleocapsid containing linear single-stranded RNA, it contains the genera Alphavirus (arbovirus A; prototype Sindbis virus), Flavivirus (arbovirus B; prototype yellow fever), Rubivirus (rubella virus), and Pestivirus (mucosal disease virus). Togaviridae
To·ga·vir·i·dae (tō'gă-vir'i-dē), A family of viruses that includes two genera: Alphavirus, which includes eastern equine encephalitis, western equine encephalitis, and Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, and Rubivirus, the rubella virus. Virions are 70 nm in diameter, enveloped, and ether sensitive; the capsid is of icosahedral symmetry, containing single-stranded positive sense RNA.To·ga·vir·i·dae (tō'gă-vir'i-dē) A family of viruses that includes the following genera: Alphavirus, which includes eastern equine encephalitis; western equine encephalitis; Venezuelan equine encephalitis; and the rubella virus (Rubivirus). To·ga·vir·i·dae (tō'gă-vir'i-dē) A family of viruses that includes the following genera: Alphavirus, which includes eastern equine encephalitis; western equine encephalitis; Venezuelan equine encephalitis; and the rubella virus (Rubivirus). Togaviridae Related to Togaviridae: Reoviridae, Arenaviridae, Flaviviridae, Retroviridae, CoronaviridaeWords related to Togaviridaenoun a family of arboviruses carried by arthropodsRelated Words- arborvirus
- arbovirus
- alphavirus
- family
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