See Also: arboviruses(medicine)

yah boo (iou) and arboviruses (medicine)


yah boo (iou)



yah boo interjection & noun. [jɑ: 'bu:] slang. Also ya boo. E20.
[from YAH interjection2 + BOO interjection.]
A. interjection. Orig. among children: expr. scorn or derision. E20.
b. noun. An utterance of 'yah boo!'. E20.

arboviruses (medicine)


arboviruses
<virology> Diverse group of single stranded RNA viruses that have an envelope surrounding the capsid. Arthropod borne, hence the name and multiply in both invertebrate and vertebrate host, causing for example yellow fever and encephalitis.

The group is very heterogeneous and three major Families are recognised: Togaviridae, Bunyaviridae and Arenaviridae.