A class of viruses transmitted to humans by arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. The first two letters of the words arthropod' and borne, make up the 'arbo' that now designates this group of viruses as arthropod-borne. The name arbovirus was coined in part by Dr. William C. Reeves (1916-2004) to connote the class of viruses carri [..]

The term used as a short cut for arthropod-borne virus. It refers to a group of viruses that undergo essential development and multiply in arthropods such as mosquitoes and ticks. Nearly every arbovir [..]

Any of various viruses transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods (e.g., mosquitoes, ticks, etc.) and including the causative agents of dengue fever, yellow fever, and some types of encephalitis.

(n) 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 li [..]

A virus transmitted by mosquitoes or other member of the arthropod phylum.

Arthropod-borne Viruses. A non-taxonomic designation for Viruses that can replicate in both Vertebrate hosts and Arthropod Vectors. Included are some members of the following Families: Arenaviridae; B [..]

A genus of Togaviridae, also known as Group A Arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The Viruses are transmitted by Mosquitoes. The type species is the Sindbis [..]

A genus of Flaviviridae containing several subgroups and many species. Most are Arboviruses transmitted by Mosquitoes or Ticks. The type species is Yellow fever virus.

a virus spread by arthropods. Arbovirus is short for arthropod-borne virus. They are most commonly spread by blood-sucking insects such as mosquitoes. Arboviruses can cause minor illnesses such as mild fevers and rashes or they can cause potentially fatal illnesses such as encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).

 term applied to a virus that can replicate in both arthropods and vertebrates.

<virus> <virology> A single stranded RNA virus which is spread via Arthropods and is transmitted in their saliva to the definitive host. The virus has an envelope surrounding the capsid and can multiply in both the invertebrate and vertebrate host producing diseases such as; yellow fever and encephalitis. Examples include: Togaviridae, [..]