Definition that contains viruses
- pneumonia respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
- herpes any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
- elisa an assay that relies on an enzymatic conversion reaction and is used to detect the presence of specific substances (such as enzymes or viruses or antibodies or bacteria)
- antiviral any drug that destroys viruses
- antiviral inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses
- cmv any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
- cytomegalovirus any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
- 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
- filovirus animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae
- rous United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)