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Junin virus
An arenavirus that chronically infects rodents. It is the cause of sporadic outbreaks of Argentine hemorrhagic fever, a potentially lethal infection usually found in South America.
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Helper virus
A virus that permits a defective virus present in the same cell to replicate. This pertains to a specific entity that is crucial for the transmission of another virus by its vector. It is also referred to as an “assistor virus” or “carrier virus.”
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Fixed virus
A rabies virus stabilized and modified but only partially attenuated by serial passage through rabbits.
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Enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus
A virus that was accidentally discovered in human feces and is not known to be associated with a disease; thus the name “orphan.” Initially, 33 echovirus serotypes were designated, but numbers 10 and 28 have been reclassified. Various serotypes have been associated with aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, acute upper respiratory infection, enteritis, pleurodynia, and myocarditis.
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Attenuated virus
A virus with reduced pathogenicity due to treatment or repeated passage through hosts.
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Viruria
The presence of viruses in the urine.
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Viruliferous
Colonized or infected by a virus and able to transmit that virus to another organism. A carrier that transports or holds a virus, whether or not it is infectious, and it’s important to note that these terms are not interchangeable. Holding or transporting an infectious agent. Containing or transporting a microorganism. Containing or bearing a…
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Virucide
An agent that destroys or inactivates a virus, especially a chemical substance used on living tissue.
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Virotoxin
A poisonous substance (usually a protein) released by a virus that destroys or alters the metabolic integrity of cells.
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Virotherapy
The use of viruses to infect and kill rapidly replicating cells, esp. cancer cells. Oncolytic viruses used in virotherapy include some adenoviruses, influenza virus, mumps virus, Newcastle virus, and poliovirus.
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