Arenaviruses

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:associatedWith meningitis
hemorrhagic fever
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel BSL-4 (for some species)
gptkbp:capsid helical
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1960s
gptkbp:distribution worldwide (species-dependent)
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Arenaviridae
gptkbp:genomeSense ambisense
gptkbp:genomeType single-stranded RNA
gptkbp:hostedBy humans
rodents
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arenaviruses
gptkbp:nameOrigin Latin 'arena' (sand), due to sandy appearance under electron microscope
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Lassa_virus
Guanarito virus
Junin virus
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
Machupo virus
Sabia virus
gptkbp:order gptkb:Bunyavirales
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:segmentNames L segment
S segment
gptkbp:segmentNumber 2
gptkbp:shape pleomorphic
gptkbp:subfamily Mammarenavirus
Hartmanivirus
Reptarenavirus
gptkbp:transmission aerosolized rodent excreta
person-to-person (some species)
gptkbp:treatment ribavirin (some cases)
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable Junin virus (Argentina)
gptkbp:vectorFor none (rodent-borne)
gptkbp:virionDiameter 50-300 nm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:C.J._Peters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7