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Facts about arbovirus infection:
  • The term Arbovirus means an arthropod-borne virus. Arthropods are insects.
  • These viruses are transferred from person to person by blood-sucking insects, such as mosquitoes and ticks. Images
  • There are more than 250 types of arboviruses, and more than 80 that cause disease in humans.
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Last Updated: Mar 13, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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