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VIRUS 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 ("virus 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 "virus 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:
It is often associated with Epstein-Barr virus infection, hepatitis B infection or cytomegalovirus infection.
(Acrodermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Localized rash characterized by grouped vesicles or pustules on an erythematous base that is caused by herpes simplex virus infection.
(Herpes Simplex Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)
Upon virus infection, the gene is switched on by three transcription factors (NF-kB, IRFs, and ATF-2/c-Jun), and an architectural protein (HMG I(Y)), all of which bind cooperatively to the nucleosome-free enhancer DNA to form an enhanceosome.
(IFN-Beta Enhancer Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
A combination of in vitro and in vivo experiments revealed indeed a strong correlation between the ability of an influenza virus to generate mini viral RNAs and the amount of inflammation and cell death the virus infection caused.
('Significant breakthrough' in understanding the deadly nature of pandemic influenza, University of Cambridge )
Eighty-four (28%) of the 300 household contacts eventually contracted laboratory-confirmed influenza virus infection, and 53 (63%) of those infected developed influenza symptoms.
(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)
A study of influenza virus transmission in Nicaraguan households reveals new insights into the type of immune responses that may be protective against influenza virus infection, report investigators.
(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)
The study team followed 88 people with confirmed pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus infection and 300 of their household contacts.
(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)
