A virus that is transmitted by arthropod vectors like mosquitoes, ticks, and other insects, causing diseases like dengue fever and Zika.
Portmanteau of 'arthropod-borne virus,' coined in the mid-20th century when virologists needed a term for this class of pathogens spread by insects rather than through direct contact.
Arboviruses are responsible for some of the most significant diseases threatening humanity—dengue, Zika, and West Nile virus—and climate change is expanding the geographic range where their mosquito vectors can survive.
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