TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diseases Transmitted Primarily by Arthropod Vectors: Viral Infections A1 - Rabe, Ingrid A1 - Powers, Ann M. A1 - Fischer, Marc A2 - Boulton, Matthew L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - Arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) are transmitted between vertebrate hosts by certain species of hematophagous insects, including mosquitoes, sand flies, midges, and ticks.1 Although covered by the overarching term, “arbovirus,” to denote the mode of transmission, these viruses belong to different taxonomic families. Transmission by arthropod vectors is biologic, rather than mechanical, in that true arboviruses replicate in arthropod tissues and salivary glands prior to transmission, rather than simply being carried by vectors. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182667158 ER -