virus : Idioms & Phrases

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animal virus

  • noun an animal pathogen that is a virus
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anti-virus program

  • noun a computer program that checks a computer for viruses and prevents their spread
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computer virus

  • noun a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer
    virus.
    • a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance
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coxsackie virus

  • noun enterovirus causing a disease resembling poliomyelitis but without paralysis
    coxsackievirus.
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ebola virus

  • noun a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
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epstein-barr virus

  • noun the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China
    EBV.
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hepatitis a virus

  • noun the virus causing hepatitis A
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herpes simplex virus

  • noun a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system
    herpes simplex.
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herpes varicella zoster virus

  • noun a herpes virus that causes chickenpox and shingles
    herpes varicella zoster.
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herpes virus

  • noun any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
    herpes.
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herpes zoster virus

  • noun a herpes virus that causes shingles
    herpes zoster.
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human immunodeficiency virus

  • noun the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells
    HIV.
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human papilloma virus

  • noun any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors
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human t-cell leukemia virus-1

  • noun retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia
    HTLV-1.
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junin virus

  • noun the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
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lassa virus

  • noun the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever
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lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

  • noun the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings
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machupo virus

  • noun the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
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marburg virus

  • noun a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
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myxoma virus

  • noun a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
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onion yellow-dwarf virus

  • noun the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants
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parainfluenza virus

  • noun a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children
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plant virus

  • noun a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA
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polyoma virus

  • noun a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
    polyoma.
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potato yellow-dwarf virus

  • noun the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants
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respiratory syncytial virus

  • noun a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
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slow virus

  • noun a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear
    • kuru is caused by a slow virus
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smallpox virus

  • noun the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
    smallpox virus.
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tobacco mosaic virus

  • noun the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)
    TMV.
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tumor virus

  • noun a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
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varicella zoster virus

  • noun the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox
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variola major virus

  • noun a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
    variola major.
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variola minor virus

  • noun a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
    variola minor.
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variola virus

  • noun the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
    smallpox virus.
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virus infection

  • noun infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
    viral infection.
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west nile encephalitis virus

  • noun the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis
    West Nile encephalitis virus.
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west nile virus

  • noun the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis
    West Nile encephalitis virus.
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wound tumor virus

  • noun a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers
    WTV.
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