Preferred Label : arenaviridae;
MeSH definition : 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.;
DeCS synonym : Reptarenaviruses; Mammarenaviruses; Mammarenavirus; Reptarenavirus;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Arenavirus;
MeSH hyponym : Reptarenaviruses; Mammarenaviruses;
MeSH Related Number : txid1653394; txid1653395;
MeSH annotation : infection ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenavirus;
UNII : txid11617;
Origin ID : D001116;
UMLS CUI : C0003755;
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- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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.