1. Biology Dictionary
  2. Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis

Mosquito-borne viral encephalitis

Definition:

Mosquito-borne viral encephalitides are infections of the central nervous system caused by arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) and transmitted by mosquitoes. Arboviruses are zoonotic viruses and consist of taxonomically different viruses, including flavivirus, alphavirus and bunyavirus.

Biomedical Dictionary

The Biomedical Dictionary is a comprehensive and professional collection of biological academic terms and subject datas. All explanations are supported by authoritative books or high impact factor literatures, and you can acquire accurate explanations of the biomedical terms you want to know.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #