Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
bun·ya·vi·rus Pronunciation:
'b&n-y&-"vI-r&s Function:
noun : any of a family (Bunyaviridae) of single-strandedRNA viruses (as a hantavirus) that are usually transmitted by the bite of an arthropod (as a mosquito) or in the bodily secretions of rodents, that infect vertebrates and arthropods, and that includethe causative agents of sandfly fever, Rift Valley fever, and some forms of encephalitis (as La Crosse encephalitis) and hemorrhagic fever
