SINCE 1828
Machupo virus
noun
Ma·chu·po virus
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Medical Definition of Machupo virus
: a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Arenavirus (species Machupo virus) that causes a hemorrhagic fever endemic in Bolivia where its natural reservoir is a murid rodent (Calomys callosus)
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