Arenavirus Definition
ăr′ə-nə-vī ′ rəs, ə-rē′nə-, ə-rē ′ nə-vī′rəs
noun
Any of a family of single-stranded RNA viruses that cause chronic infections in rodents and when transmitted to humans cause various hemorrhagic diseases, including Lassa fever.
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