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Togaviridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Togaviridae
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.578.875
Unique ID
D014035
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014035
Annotation
"a family of RNA viruses, mainly arboviruses"; infection = TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note
A family of RNA viruses, mainly arboviruses, consisting of two genera: ALPHAVIRUS (group A arboviruses), and RUBIVIRUS. Virions are spherical, 60-70 nm in diameter, with a lipoprotein envelope tightly applied to the icosahedral nucleocapsid.
Entry Term(s)
Togaviruses
Registry Numbers
txid11018
NLM Classification #
QW 168
Previous Indexing
Arboviruses (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note
81; was TOGAVIRUSES see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Online Note
use ARBOVIRUSES to search TOGAVIRUSES 1978-80
History Note
81; was TOGAVIRUSES see ARBOVIRUSES 1978-80
Date Introduced
1981/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Togaviridae Preferred
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