animal virus

/ˌænəməl ˌvaɪrəs/

Definitions of animal virus

1. noun

   an animal pathogen that is a virus
   types:

   adenovirus

   any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye

   arenavirus

   animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae

   bunyavirus

   an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon

   filovirus

   animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae

   alphavirus

   an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses

   flavivirus

   animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae

   vesiculovirus

   an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis

   poxvirus

   any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates

   hepadnavirus

   a group of animal DNA viruses including viruses of ducks and woodchucks and squirrels and others as well as the virus causing hepatitis B in humans

   retrovirus

   any of a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA); the virus transcribes its RNA into a cDNA provirus that is then incorporated into the host cell

   myxovirus

   any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

   picornavirus

   a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat

   herpes, herpes virus

   any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

   papovavirus

   any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas

   rhabdovirus

   any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies

   lyssavirus

   a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies

   reovirus

   any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis

   parvo, parvovirus

   any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

   parainfluenza virus

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

   Junin virus

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

   Lassa virus

   the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever

   lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

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

   Machupo virus

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

   Ebola virus

   a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

   Marburg virus

   a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

   West Nile encephalitis virus, West Nile virus

   the flavivirus that causes West Nile encephalitis

   myxoma virus

   a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans

   smallpox virus, variola virus

   the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

   HTLV-1, human T-cell leukemia virus-1

   retrovirus causing T-cell leukemia

   HIV, human immunodeficiency virus

   the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); it replicates in and kills the helper T cells

   orthomyxovirus

   a group of viruses including those causing influenza

   paramyxovirus

   a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles

   enterovirus

   any of a group of picornaviruses that infect the gastrointestinal tract and can spread to other areas (especially the nervous system)

   rhinovirus

   any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

   herpes simplex, herpes simplex virus

   a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system

   herpes zoster, herpes zoster virus

   a herpes virus that causes shingles

   EBV, Epstein-Barr virus

   the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China

   CMV, cytomegalovirus

   any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems

   varicella zoster virus

   the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox

   human papilloma virus

   any of a group of papovaviruses associated with genital or oral carcinomas or a group associated with benign genital tumors

   polyoma, polyoma virus

   a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice

   rotavirus

   the reovirus causing infant enteritis

   type of:

   virus

   (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein