THE ARBOVIRUSES

Abstract

Viruses are now classified as arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses which: (1) Possess the capacity to multiply in vertebrates and arthropods, with the vertebrates regarded as the reservoir and the arthropods as the vector. Virus multiplication in arthropods is always asymptomatic, i.e., there are no signs of disease or histologically apparent lesions. Consequently, the so-called 'insect viruses' (= viruses which multiply in insects and thereby injure them) and viruses transmitted only mechanically by arthropods are not designated arboviruses. (2) Multiply in baby mouse brain. (3) Are sensitive to bile salts. (4) Possess hemagglutin of antigenic nature. (5) Contain RNA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1966
Accession Number
AD0833614

Entities

People

  • H. Moritsch

Organizations

  • United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Arbovirus Infections
  • Arthropod-Borne Encephalitis
  • Blood
  • Brain
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Encephalitis
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Interferon
  • Ticks
  • United States
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Zoonoses

Readers

  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).