Concept cluster: Health > Different types of viruses
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African swine fever virus
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The BK virus.
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A virus believed to be in species Dhori thogotovirus in family Orthomyxoviridae, a tick-borne virus discovered in 2014 that has caused at least one fatality in an otherwise healthy man
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Any of various diseases caused by a bovine viral diarrhea virus.
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A single-stranded RNA virus, the viral agent that causes canine distemper, of the genus Morbillivirus, a member of the family Paramyxoviridae.
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(derogatory) COVID-19 virus.
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(virology) A virus that infects bees such as those of species Apis mellifera and causes paralysis and death of the bees.
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Any virus of the species Cowpox virus
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Abbreviation of cowpox virus. [Any virus of the species Cowpox virus]
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A cypovirus.
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Epstein-Barr virus
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(virology) Human gammaherpesvirus 4, a human herpesvirus of the herpes family and the cause of infectious mononucleosis.
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A feline form of chapparvovirus
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(virology) Any virus of the genus Hantavirus, transmitted by aerosolized rodent excreta or rodent bites, especially the deer mouse. Hantaviruses cause Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS): incubation lasts for 1–5 weeks, sickness begins with fever and muscle aches, followed by shortness of breath and coughing.
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(virology) One of the five known hepatitis viruses, the cause of hepatitis D.
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Any of the family Herpesviridae, double-stranded DNA viruses, many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex, and shingles, and others affecting animals.
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Any of several viral diseases of horses
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(initialism) Herpes simplex virus type 1, Human herpesvirus 1 in genus Simplexvirus.
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Any of a large number of virus species in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer; it is sometimes classified as a sexually transmitted disease.
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Jamestown Canyon virus
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The arenavirus (Argentinian mammarenavirus (syn. Junin mammarenavirus) that characteristically causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever.
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A tumour caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8).
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Any of the genus Leporipoxvirus of viruses, in the family Poxviridae, associated with myxomatosis in lagomorphs.
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leukovirus
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Any of a group of viruses, of the former genus Leukovirus, that cause leukemia in several groups of animals.
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maize chlorotic dwarf virus
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A virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever.
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(virology) A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
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(medicine) Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome; also MERS. [A viral respiratory infection caused by a betacoronavirus derived from bats.]
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Initialism of Monkeypox virus.
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Any virus that infects fungi.
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The virus (of the species Myxoma virus) responsible for myxomatosis in rabbits
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Any virus affecting the nervous system.
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(virology) Any RNA virus of Orthomyxoviridae family characterised by having two long glycoprotein spikes.
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Any of the genus Orthopoxvirus of poxviruses, including smallpox and many species isolated from mammals.
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(virology) Any variety of virus which causes warts.
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Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.
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(informal) parvovirus
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(pathology) Any disease caused by a parvovirus
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A small form of the papovavirus that causes tumors in rodents.
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A plant pathogenic virus of the family Alphaflexiviridae and order Tymovirales, found mainly in potatoes.
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Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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(biology) Porcine parvovirus, a virus causing reproductive failure of swine.
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Initialism of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus., a virus that causes a disease of pigs called porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).
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The virus responsible for pseudorabies
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A nairovirus discovered in Egypt, primarily transmitted by the tick Ornithodoros erraticus.
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(virology) Any virus in genus Pneumovirus causing respiratory tract infections.
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A virus whose virion contains both RNA and DNA
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A small encapsulated single-strand RNA alphavirus endemic to Australia and the South Pacific, responsible for Ross River fever.
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A retrovirus that causes sarcoma in chickens.
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The virus Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus, which causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in animals.
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Alternative form of sea star-associated densovirus [a single-stranded DNA virus belonging to the Parvoviridae family]
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a virus, of genus Respirovirus, found in mice but is not pathogenic for humans; it has the ability to generate heterokaryons by fusing cells
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A viral disease of gerbils (of genus Tatera)
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Tobacco mosaic virus, an RNA virus (of genus Tobamovirus) that infects plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae, causing characteristic patterns of mottling and discoloration on the leaves.
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(by extension) The virus which causes this infection.
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Certain defective viruses, such as hepatitis D, a human pathogen.
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A viral disease of voles
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The gastroenteritic illness caused by noroviruses.
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Xenotropic murine leukemia virus, a laboratory-created virus thought capable of infecting humans, now believed to be a contaminant.
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Any of a group of poxviruses including Tanapox.
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Alternative letter-case form of zika [The disease caused by the Zika virus.]

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