Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ARBOVIRUS
arbovirus, arborvirus
(noun) a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
arbovirus (plural arboviruses)
(pathology, virology) Any virus that is transmitted by an arthropod.
Hyponyms
• (arthropod-transmitted virus): tibovirus
Coordinate terms
• (arthropod-transmitted virus): robovirus
Source: Wiktionary
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