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Descriptor English: Junin virus
Descriptor Spanish: Virus Junin
Descriptor virus Junin
Entry term(s) virus de Junin
virus de la fiebre hemorrágica argentina
Scope note: Especie de ARENAVIRUS, parte de los Arenavirus del Nuevo Mundo (ARENAVIRUS DEL NUEVO MUNDO), causante de la fiebre hemorrágica argentina. La enfermedad se caracteriza por congestión, edema, linfadenopatías generalizadas y necrosis hemorrágica y es a veces mortal.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vírus Junin
Descriptor French: Virus Junin
Entry term(s): Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Argentinian
Tree number(s): B04.820.480.500.070.095.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018051
Scope note: A species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the New World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, NEW WORLD), causing Argentinian hemorrhagic fever. The disease is characterized by congestion, edema, generalized lymphadenopathy and hemorrhagic necrosis and is sometimes fatal.
Annotation: infection: coordinate IM with HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, ARGENTINIAN see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER, AMERICAN (IM)
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: Tacaribe Complex Viruses (1976-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUSES, AMERICAN 1975-93; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, ARGENTINIAN was see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUSES, AMERICAN 1977-93
Online Note: use TACARIBE COMPLEX VIRUSES to search JUNIN VIRUS 1975-93 & HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, ARGENTINIAN 1977-93
History Note: 94; was see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUSES, AMERICAN 1975-93; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUS, ARGENTINIAN was see HEMORRHAGIC FEVER VIRUSES, AMERICAN 1977-93
DeCS ID: 31375
Unique ID: D018051
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/25
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Junin virus - Preferred
Concept UI M0027240
Scope note A species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the New World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, NEW WORLD), causing Argentinian hemorrhagic fever. The disease is characterized by congestion, edema, generalized lymphadenopathy and hemorrhagic necrosis and is sometimes fatal.
Preferred term Junin virus
Entry term(s) Hemorrhagic Fever Virus, Argentinian



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