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Jamestown Canyon virus

Jamestown Canyon virus noun: any member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.

Noun

Jamestown Canyon virus (plural Jamestown Canyon viruses)

  1. Any member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
    Synonyms:
    JVC, JC virus

Synonyms of Jamestown Canyon virus

Forms of Jamestown Canyon virus

pluralJamestown Canyon viruses

Origin of Jamestown Canyon virus

After Jamestown, Colorado, where the virus was first isolated in 1961 from Culiseta mosquitoes.

Questions about Jamestown Canyon virus

What does Jamestown Canyon virus mean?
Jamestown Canyon virus means any member of the species Orthobunyavirus jamestownense of North American orthobunyaviruses; an arbovirus that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
What part of speech is Jamestown Canyon virus?
Jamestown Canyon virus is a noun.
What is the plural of Jamestown Canyon virus?
The plural of Jamestown Canyon virus is Jamestown Canyon viruses.

Words near Jamestown Canyon virus in the dictionary

  1. jamesonite
  2. jamesonites
  3. Jamesons
  4. Jamester
  5. Jamestown
  6. Jamestown Canyon virus
  7. Jamestown Canyon viruses
  8. Jamestown weed
  9. Jamestown weeds
  10. Jamesville
  11. jamette

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