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Dengue Virus
Definition 1
A species of enveloped and spherical viruses with a capsid with T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Flaviviridae family and Flavivirus genus. The genome is composed of non-segmented, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Dengue viruses are found in non-human primates and humans and cause dengue fever in humans. Dengue viruses are transmitted mainly via the bite of infected mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Dengue virus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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