A mosquito-borne alphavirus endemic in parts of Australia and certain Pacific islands, causing epidemics of a human disease characterized by fever, polyarthritis, and rash.
Origin
1960s.
Definition of Ross River virus in US English:
Ross River virus
noun
Virology Medicine
A mosquito-borne alphavirus endemic in parts of Australia and certain Pacific islands, causing epidemics of a human disease characterized by fever, polyarthritis, and rash.