flavivirus

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fla·vi·vi·rus / ˈflāvəˌvīrəs/ • n. a virus whose genome consists of positive RNA, that is capable of reproducing in its arthropod vector, and that causes a number of serious human diseases including yellow fever, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile virus. • Family Flaviviridae,three genera.

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