Search
Descriptor English: Arenaviridae
Descriptor Spanish: Arenaviridae
Descriptor Arenaviridae
Entry term(s) Mammarenavirus
Reptarenavirus
Scope note: Familia de virus ARN que infectan de modo natural a los roedores y que consta de un género (ARENAVIRUS) con dos grupos: Arenavirus del Viejo Mundo (ARENAVIRUS DEL VIEJO MUNDO)y Arenavirus del Nuevo Mundo (ARENAVIRUS DEL NUEVO MUNDO). La infección en los roedores es persistente y silente. La transmisión vertical es vehiculada por la leche, saliva u orina. Es importante la transmisión horizontal a humanos, monos y otros animales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Arenaviridae
Descriptor French: Arenaviridae
Entry term(s): Mammarenavirus
Mammarenaviruses
Reptarenavirus
Reptarenaviruses
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001116
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: infection = ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: RNA Viruses (1966-1977)
Public MeSH Note: 81; was ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
Online Note: use ARENAVIRIDAE to search ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
History Note: 81; was ARENAVIRUSES 1978-80
DeCS ID: 1119
Unique ID: D001116
NLM Classification: QW 168.5.A8
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1977/05/04
Revision Date: 2017/02/24
Arenaviridae - Preferred
Concept UI M0001675
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Arenaviridae
Reptarenavirus - Narrower
Concept UI M000622692
Preferred term Reptarenavirus
Entry term(s) Reptarenaviruses
Mammarenavirus - Narrower
Concept UI M000622691
Preferred term Mammarenavirus
Entry term(s) Mammarenaviruses



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey