Definition of Flaviviridae

1. Noun. A family of arboviruses carried by arthropods.

Generic synonyms: Arborvirus, Arbovirus
Member holonyms: Flavivirus
Group relationships: Family

Medical Definition of Flaviviridae

1. A family of single-stranded RNA-containing viruses that cause haemorrhagic fever in awide range of mammals and are transmitted by mosquitos and ticks. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flaviviridae

flavid
flavin
flavin-containing monooxygenase-3
flavin-linked dehydrogenase
flavin adenine dinucleotide
flavin mononucleotide
flavin mononucleotide reductase
flavin nucleotide
flavination
flavine
flavines
flavinoid
flavinoids
flavins
flaviviral
flaviviridae (current term)
flaviviridae infections
flavivirus
flavivirus infections
flaviviruses
flavobacteria
flavobacterium
flavodoxin
flavodoxins
flavoenzyme
flavoenzymes
flavokinase
flavokinases
flavol
flavon

Literary usage of Flaviviridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harmful Non-Indigenous Species in the United States (1994)
"... gall disease (Agrobacterium tumefaciens), 198 dengue fever, flaviviridae ... 179 yellow fever, flaviviridae (Flavivirus), 70 1 Only scientific names are ..."

2. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"... with just 4, the Bunyaviridae, flaviviridae, Togaviridae, and Reoviridae, accounting for more than half of the species affecting humans and, likewise, ..."

3. Digestive Diseases of the U. S.: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1994)
"Because of similarities to the flavi- and pestivirus genomes, HCV has been classified as a separate genus in the family flaviviridae. ..."

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