…an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host…
…a virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of DNA (as opposed to RNA)…
…a virus in which the genetic information is stored in the form of RNA (as opposed to DNA)…
…a virus or virus-like organism that multiplies slowly in the host organism and has a long incubation period…
…any of a group of papovaviruses that are usually endemic in their host species without causing disease but which can cause tumours when injected into other species…
…a parainfluenza virus which causes disease of the upper respiratory tract in mice and is used in the laboratory to produce cell fusion…
…any of a group of enteroviruses which cause various respiratory, neurological, and muscular diseases in humans…
…a herpesvirus causing glandular fever and associated with certain cancers, for example Burkitt’s lymphoma…
…a flavivirus originally isolated in eastern Africa, transmitted by mosquitoes, usually between birds, but sometimes causing epidemics of disease (typically fever or encephalitis) in humans and horses…
…a virus that causes mosaic disease in tobacco, much used in biochemical research…
…a paramyxovirus which causes disease of the respiratory tract. It is a major cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in young children, and may be a contributing factor in cot death…
…any of a group of retroviruses that cause disease by attacking T cells…
…any of a group of enteroviruses which can cause respiratory infections and a mild form of meningitis…
…an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus (Ebola virus), whose normal host species is unknown…
…a South American arenavirus carried by rodents, which causes a rare form of haemorrhagic fever in humans…
…an acute, often fatal, form of haemorrhagic fever. It is caused by a filovirus (Marburg virus) which normally lives in African monkeys…
…a piece of code which is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data…
…an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus (Ebola virus), whose normal host species is unknown…
…an acute, often fatal, form of haemorrhagic fever. It is caused by a filovirus (Marburg virus) which normally lives in African monkeys…
…an infectious neurological disease affecting horses and other mammal and bird species, caused by an RNA virus (Borna disease virus)…
…a virus with subtypes that cause diseases in humans ranging from common warts to cervical cancer…
…an infectious neurological disease affecting horses and other mammal and bird species, caused by an RNA virus (Borna disease virus)…
