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Machupo virus
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Translingual
Etymology
From the Machupo River in northeastern Bolivia.
Proper noun
Machupo virus 1
species family Arenaviridae 1 now Machupo mammarenavirus species, transmitted by a mouse, responsible for Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF), also known as black typhus or Ordog fever, in humans
Hypernyms
genus Bunyavirales order 1 - order; Arenaviridae family 1 - family; Mammarenavirus genus - genus
References
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Machupo mammarenavirus 1
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English
Noun
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A virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.