DeCS

Descriptor English:

Arenaviridae

Descriptor Spanish:

Arenaviridae

Spanish from Spain

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

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 composition chimique
CL classification
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure

DeCS ID:

1119

Unique ID:

D001116

NLM Classification:

QW 168.5.A8

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Date Established:

1978/01/01

Date of Entry:

1977/05/04