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| Domain | Definition |
Health | The type species of arenavirus, part of the LCM-Lassa complex viruses, producing an inapparent infection in house and laboratory mice. In humans, infection with LCMV can be inapparent, or can present with an influenza-like illness, a benign aseptic meningitis, or a severe meningoencephalomyelitis. The virus can also infect monkeys, dogs, field mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters, the latter an epidemiologically important host. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS |
| Specialty definitions using "LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS": LCM-Lassa Complex Viruses. (references) |
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Health | The first arenavirus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), was isolated in 1933 during a study of an epidemic of St. Louis encephalitis. (references) | |
Its causative agent is the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV), a member of the family Arenaviridae, that was initially isolated in 1933. Although LCMV is most commonly recognized as causing neurological disease, as its name implies, asymptomatic infection or mild febrile illnesses are common clinical manifestations. (references) | ||
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| Language | Translations for "LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | Lymfocytær choriomeningitisvirus. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | lymfocytaire-choriomeningitisvirus, virus van lymfocytaire choriomeningitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | virus de la chorio-méningite lymphocytaire, virus de la chorioméningite lymphocytaire. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | lymphocytäres Choriomeningitis-Virus, Virus der Lymphozytären Choriomeningitis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | Ιός λεμφοκυτταρικής χοριομηνιγγίτιδας. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | virus della coriomeningite linfotropica, virus della coriomeningite linfocitaria. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ymphocyticlay oriomeningitischay irusvay vírus da coriomeningite linfocitária. (various references) virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítaria. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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