Jamestown Canyon virus

noun

Any member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.

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JVCJC virus
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Meanings

nounJamestown Canyon virus (plural Jamestown Canyon viruses)

plural Jamestown Canyon viruses

  1. Any member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.

    Synonyms: JVC, JC virus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.

Similar
JVCJC virus

Origin

After Jamestown, Colorado, where the virus was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta mosquitoes.

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