Arenaviruses
E928392
Arenaviruses are a family of enveloped RNA viruses that primarily infect rodents and can cause severe hemorrhagic fevers in humans, such as Lassa fever, making them significant public health threats.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RNA virus
ⓘ
virus family ⓘ |
| associatedDisease |
Argentine hemorrhagic fever
ⓘ
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever ⓘ Brazilian hemorrhagic fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Lassa fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever ⓘ hemorrhagic fever ⓘ lymphocytic choriomeningitis ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel |
BSL-3
ⓘ
BSL-4 ⓘ |
| capsidSymmetry | pleomorphic ⓘ |
| discoveredInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| encodesProtein |
L polymerase
ⓘ
glycoprotein precursor GPC ⓘ matrix protein Z ⓘ nucleoprotein NP ⓘ |
| entryReceptor |
alpha-dystroglycan
ⓘ
transferrin receptor 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enveloped | true ⓘ |
| familyName | Arenaviridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeSegment |
L segment
ⓘ
S segment ⓘ |
| genomeSegmentation | bisegmented ⓘ |
| genomeSense | ambisense ⓘ |
| genomeType | single-stranded RNA ⓘ |
| genus |
Antennavirus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartmanivirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mammarenavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ Reptarenavirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostRange |
humans
ⓘ
nonhuman primates ⓘ rodents ⓘ |
| naturalReservoir |
New World rodents
ⓘ
Old World rodents ⓘ rodents ⓘ |
| order | Bunyavirales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Arenaviridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHealthSignificance |
emerging infectious diseases
ⓘ
viral hemorrhagic fevers ⓘ |
| replicationSite | cytoplasm ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
aerosolized rodent excreta
ⓘ
direct contact with rodent excreta ⓘ nosocomial transmission ⓘ |
| virionDiameter | 110–130 nm ⓘ |
| virionShape | spherical ⓘ |
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