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Junin virus

noun Ju·nin virus \hü-ˈnēn-\

Medical Definition of JUNIN VIRUS

:  a single-stranded RNA virus of the genus Arenavirus (species Junin virus) that is the causative agent of a hemorrhagic fever endemic to agricultural regions of Argentina and that is transmitted to humans chiefly by rodents (especially genus Calomys)

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