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... > Viruses > RNA Viruses > Negative-Sense RNA Viruses > Arenaviridae > Arenavirus > Arenaviruses, Old World > Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

Preferred term

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • LCMV
  • LCM Virus
  • LCM Viruses

Note

  • infection = LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS or LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS (IM) + ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • The type species of ARENAVIRUS, part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES, OLD WORLD), producing a silent infection in house and laboratory mice. In humans, infection with LCMV can be inapparent, or can present with an influenza-like illness, a benign aseptic meningitis, or a severe meningoencephalomyelitis. The virus can also infect monkeys, dogs, field mice, guinea pigs, and hamsters, the latter an epidemiologically important host.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008217

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