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Honey bee infected with deformed wing virus. Arthropods are the largest group of animals and have shown to be a major reservoir of different viruses, both insect-specific viruses (ISV) and viruses that can infect both vertebrates and invertebrates, more known as arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses). Insect-specific viruses are, as the name ...
Parvoviruses are among the smallest viruses (hence the name, from Latin parvus meaning small) and are 18–28 nm in diameter. [16] Parvoviruses can cause disease in some animals, including starfish and humans. Because the viruses require actively dividing cells to replicate, the type of tissue infected varies with the age of the animal.
Dhori virus infection Dhori virus: birds, livestock, mammals tick bite Dobrava-Belgrade virus infection Dobrava-Belgrade virus: rodents (e.g., yellow-necked mouse) rodent bite and scratches, inhalation of aerosolized particles from rodent droppings, urine, or nesting materials Eastern equine encephalitis: Eastern equine encephalitis virus
Dozens of captive animal species have been found infected or proven able to be experimentally infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus has also been found in over a dozen wild animal species. Most animal species that can get the virus have not been proven to be able to spread it back to humans.
[6]: 49 Different types of viruses can infect only a limited range of hosts and many are species-specific. Some, such as smallpox virus for example, can infect only one species—in this case humans, [13]: 643 and are said to have a narrow host range. Other viruses, such as rabies virus, can infect different species of mammals and are said to ...
"Viruses can jump between different species via the same modes of transmission that apply to humans, including direct contact with infected fluids, or getting bitten by other species, amongst ...
In animals, rabies is a viral zoonotic neuro-invasive disease which causes inflammation in the brain and is usually fatal. Rabies, caused by the rabies virus, primarily infects mammals. In the laboratory it has been found that birds can be infected, as well as cell cultures from birds, reptiles and insects. [1]
Abelson murine leukemia virus; Adelaide River ephemerovirus; Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma; African horse sickness; African swine fever virus; Agamid adenovirus; Airsacculitis; Alcelaphine gammaherpesvirus 2; Aleutian disease; Alphacoronavirus 1; Anatid alphaherpesvirus 1; Anatid herpesvirus 1; Animal Health Act 1981; Animal Health and Welfare ...