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arborvirus, arbovirus
a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis
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bacteriophage, phage
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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plant virus
a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA
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animal virus
an animal pathogen that is a virus
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slow virus
a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear
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tumor virus
a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
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vector
(genetics) a virus or other agent that is used to deliver DNA to a cell
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adenovirus
any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye
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arenavirus
animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae
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Bunyaviridae
a large family of arboviruses that affect a wide range of hosts (mainly vertebrates and arthropods)
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bunyavirus
an animal virus belonging to the family Bunyaviridae; can be used as a bioweapon
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filovirus
animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae
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Togaviridae
a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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alphavirus
an arbovirus of the family Togaviridae that can cause a variety of encephalitis in horses
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Flaviviridae
a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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flavivirus
animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae
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Arenaviridae
a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
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Rhabdoviridae
a family of arborviruses carried by arthropods
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vesiculovirus
an animal virus that causes vesicular stomatitis
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Reoviridae
a family of arboviruses carried by arthropods
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poxvirus
any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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TMV, tobacco mosaic virus
the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)
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viroid, virusoid
the smallest of viruses; a plant virus with its RNA arranged in a circular chromosome without a protein coat
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coliphage
a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
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typhoid bacteriophage
a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi
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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
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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
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myxovirus
any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps
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picornavirus
a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat
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herpes, herpes virus
any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
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papovavirus
any of a group of animal viruses associated with or causing papillomas or polyomas
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rhabdovirus
any of a group of arboviruses including those causing rabies
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lyssavirus
a neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies
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reovirus
any of a group of non-arboviruses including the rotavirus causing infant enteritis
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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
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onion yellow-dwarf virus
the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants
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potato yellow-dwarf virus
the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants
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WTV, wound tumor virus
a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers
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cosmid
(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments