Machupo virus

noun

Ma·chu·po virus | \ mä-ˈchü-pō-

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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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