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VIRAL INFECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans
Synonyms:
viral infection; virus infection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("viral infection" is a kind of...):
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "viral infection"):
haemorrhagic fever; hemorrhagic fever; VHF; viral haemorrhagic fever; viral hemorrhagic fever (a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage)
herpangia (a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time)
HIV (infection by the human immunodeficiency virus)
viral pneumonia (pneumonia caused by a virus)
Context examples:
Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.
(Encephalitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Usually the cause is a viral infection, but bacteria can also cause it.
(Encephalitis, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
This allele, which encodes beclin-1 protein, plays a role in both the regulation of both autophagy and apoptosis and the mediation of the host defense against viral infection.
(BECN1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes include viral infections, autoimmune disorders, drugs, and metabolic disorders.
(Chronic Hepatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes include bacterial and viral infections and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
(Duodenitis, NCI Thesaurus)
By looking at the expression of genes known to be turned on during viral infection, they observed that one chemical, camptothecin (CPT), reduced virus-induced gene activation.
(Drug might help treat sepsis, NIH)
Importantly, RNA interference is known to provide defence against viral infection in honey bees and other organisms.
(Discovery of RNA transfer through royal jelly could aid development of honey bee vaccines, University of Cambridge)
After an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), infusion of these CTLs primed towards Adv, CMV and EBV may prevent viral infection by these pathogens.
(Adenovirus/Cytomegalovirus/Epstein-Barr Virus-specific Allogeneic Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes, NCI Thesaurus)
The increased risk was due, in part, to heightened inflammation in response to a viral infection.
(How Parents' Separation Impacts Adult Kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Compounds that contain Ozone, a highly active oxidizing agent that have application in the treatment of bacterial and viral infections, cancer diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation of disease progression.
(Ozone-based Agent, NCI Thesaurus)
