(ă″rē-nă-vī′rŭs)
[Pronunciation]
pl. [″ + virus, poison]

Any of a group of RNA viruses that are a source of zoonotic infections throughout the world.
Some species in the group (e.g., Guanarito, Junin, Machupo, and Sabia virus) cause hemorrhagic fevers. Others (e.g., lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus) cause aseptic meningitis.

See: Lassa fever