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An Arbovirus is a virus transmitted primarily by an arthropod
- Comes from ARthropod-BOrne virus
- Arthropods include: mosquitos, ticks, sandflies
- Can have rare person-to-person transmission
- Blood borne
- Transfusion, sharing needles
- Organ transplantation
- Breast feeding
- Intrauterine
- Sexual transmission
- Blood borne
There are a number of major arbovirus families:
- Family Bunyaviridae
- Rift Valley, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic
- Family Flaviviridae
- Dengue, West Nile, Zika, Yellow Fever
- Family Reoviridae
- Equine encephalosis
- Family Togaviridae
- Chikungunya, Western equine encephalitis
The main viral family that causes substantial human disease is the Flaviviridae family.
- Protection against mosquito bites is the best way to minimize risk for Flaviviridae infections if you are traveling in an area with these diseases.