Colorado tick fever virus


Col·o·ra·do tick fe·ver vi·rus

a virus of the genus Coltivirus, from the family Reoviridae, found in the Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. and transmitted by the tick, Dermacentor andersoni; it causes Colorado tick fever.

Col·o·ra·do tick fe·ver vi·rus

(kol'ŏr-ah'dō tik fē'vĕr vī'rŭs) A virus of the genus Orbivirus, found in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States and transmitted by the tick Dermacentor andersoni; causes Colorado tick fever.