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Coltivirus
Medical Definition: | A genus of REOVIRIDAE infecting Ixodidae ticks and transmitted by them to humans, deer, and small animals. The type species is COLORADO TICK FEVER VIRUS. |
Guide Notes: | infection: coord IM with REOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) |
Also Called: | Banna virus,Eyach virus,Kadipiro virus |
Colorado tick fever virus - A species of REOVIRUS transmitted by the tick DERMACENTOR andersonii and causing fever, chills, aching head and limbs, and often vomiting. It occurs in the northwestern United States, except the Pacific Coast. |
Coltivirus Medical Definitions and Terms
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