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machupo virus

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machupo virus

noun
the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice 
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Main Entry: Ma·chu·po virus
Pronunciation: mä-'chü-pO-
Function: noun
: an arenavirus (genus Arenavirus) that causes ahemorrhagic fever endemic to Bolivia where its natural reservoir is a murid rodent (Calomys callosus)
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