Alphavirus

See also: alphavirus

Translingual

Sindbis virus

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha, “alpha”) +‎ -virus.

Proper noun

Alphavirus

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Togaviridae – antigenically related togaviruses that infect a wide range of mammals, birds, and other vertebrates, are transmitted by mosquitoes (or, rarely, other arthropods), and typically cause either a syndrome of fever, rash, and arthralgia or a potentially fatal encephalitis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Riboviria – realm; Orthornavirae – kingdom; Kitrinoviricota – phylum; Alsuviricetes - class; Martellivirales - order; Togaviridae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sindbis virus - type species; Chikungunya virus, Eastern equine encephalitis virus, Semliki Forest virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus, Western equine encepalitis virus - selected other species

Descendants

• → Chinese: 阿爾法病毒／阿尔法病毒 (ā'ěrfǎ bìngdú) (calque)

References

• Alphavirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Alphavirus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Alphavirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Alphavirus at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses