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MeSH Heading: Alphavirus
Tree Number(s): B04.820.578.875.054
Unique ID: D000524
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000524
Annotation: infection = ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.
Entry Term(s): Alpha Virus; Alphaviruses; Arboviruses, Group A; Barmah forest virus; Getah virus
Registry Number: txid11019
Related Numbers: txid11020; txid59300
NLM Classification #: QW 168
Previous Indexing: Arboviruses (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; ALPHAVIRUSES was see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Online Note: use ALPHAVIRUS to search ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; use ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
History Note: 94; was ALPHAVIRUSES 1981-93; ALPHAVIRUSES was see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Date Established: 1981/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/05/14
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Concept UI: M0000802
Registry Number: txid11019
Related Numbers: txid11020; txid59300
Scope Note: A genus of TOGAVIRIDAE, also known as Group A arboviruses, serologically related to each other but not to other Togaviridae. The viruses are transmitted by mosquitoes. The type species is the SINDBIS VIRUS.
Terms: Alphavirus Preferred Term
Term UI T001573
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1981); Arboviruses, Group A
Term UI T001574
Date05/14/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Alpha Virus
Term UI T001575
Date02/23/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Alphaviruses
Term UI T001572
Date02/23/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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