Taber's Medical Dictionary
Alphavirus
(al′fă-vī′rŭs)
A genus of the family of Togaviridae viruses (e.g. Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, Western Equine Encephalitis virus) transmitted to humans by mosquito bite. Alphaviruses have a single-stranded RNA genome. Infection may cause fever, joint pains, rash, or central nervous system infection.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Alphavirus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742335/all/Alphavirus.
Alphavirus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742335/all/Alphavirus. Accessed April 7, 2025.
Alphavirus. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742335/all/Alphavirus
Alphavirus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 April 07]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/742335/all/Alphavirus.
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