lymphocytic choriomeningitis viruses meaning

[Medicine]
The type species of ARENAVIRUS,part of the Old World Arenaviruses (ARENAVIRUSES,OLD WORLD),producing a silent infection in house and laboratory mice. In humans,infection with LCMV can be inapparent,or can present with an influenza-like illness,a benign aseptic meningitis,or a severe meningoencephalomyelitis. The virus can also infect monkeys,dogs,field mice,guinea pigs,and hamsters,the latter an epidemiologically important host.

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1. method for examination of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
2. study on application of recombinant protein of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
3. laboratory animal-method for examination of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
4. The first arenavirus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus ( LCMV ), was isolated in 1933 by Charles Armstrong during a study of an epidemic in St . Louis.
5. Aseptic meningitis, a severe human disease that causes inflammation covering the brain and spinal cord, can arise from the " Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus ( LCMV ) infection ".