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Reassortant virus
A virus whose genetic material has been recombined or reshuffled so that it contains new nucleic acid sequences, new antigenic structures, and new combinations of protein products.
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Orphan virus
One of several viruses that initially were not thought to be associated with human illness. This group includes the enteroviruses and rhinoviruses.
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Onyong-nyong virus
An alphavirus (family Togaviridae) found in central Africa that causes epidemic fevers, joint pains, and swollen glands. The virus is transmitted to humans by mosquito bite.
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Oliveros virus
An arenavirus of the Tacaribe complex of viruses that normally infects rodents in the pampas of Argentina. It may cause a fatal hemorrhagic fever in humans.
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Norwalk virus
A calicivirus that is the causative organism in over half of the reported cases of epidemic viral gastroenteropathy. It commonly causes nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The incubation period ranges from 18 to 72 hr. Outbreaks are usually self-limited. Intestinal signs and symptoms last for 24 to 48 hr. Treatment, if required, is supportive and directed…
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Nipah virus
A member of the family of paramyxoviruses that can cause outbreaks of encephalitis and respiratory disease in humans. It is transmitted to humans from infected swine (e.g., in slaughterhouses). The pathogen responsible for causing nipah disease and nipah encephalitis is referred to as the “nipah virus.”
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Neurotropic virus
A virus that reproduces in nerve tissue.
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Masked virus
A virus that ordinarily occurs in the host in a noninfective state but is activated and demonstrated by indirect methods.
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Lytic virus
Any virus that, after infecting a cell, lyses it.
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Latent virus
A virus that has the ability to infect the host, initially causing little or no evidence of illness but persisting for the lifetime of the infected individual; later on, a specific triggering mechanism may cause the virus to produce a clinically apparent disease. This occurs with herpes simplex virus that remains latent in sensory ganglia…
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