| Rauscher leukaemia virus | An RNA retrovirus associated with leukaemia in rodents; similar to Friend virus. Synonym: Rauscher's virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| parainfluenza virus | <virology> Species of the Paramyxoviridae, there are four types. Type 1 is also called Sendai virus or Haemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ) and the inactivated form is used to bring about cell fusion. Types 2-4 cause mild respiratory infections in humans. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Rauscher's virus | An RNA retrovirus associated with leukaemia in rodents; similar to Friend virus. Synonym: Rauscher's virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parainfluenza virus 1, human | The type species of paramyxovirus also called haemadsorption virus 2 (ha2), which causes laryngotracheitis in humans, especially children. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rauscher virus | A murine leukaemia virus associated with mouse tumours similar to those caused by the friend virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parainfluenza virus 2, human | A species of rubulavirus associated particularly with acute laryngotracheitis (croup) in children aged 6 months to 3 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parainfluenza virus 3, human | A species of paramyxovirus frequently isolated from small children with pharyngitis, bronchitis, and pneumonia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Marburg virus | <organism, virology> A filovirus that causes Marburg disease, a severe haemorrhagic fever developed in many people who work with African green monkeys. (18 Nov 1997) |
| marburg virus disease | An RNA virus infection of rhesus, vervet, and squirrel monkeys transmissible to man. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Marek's disease virus | The herpesvirus that causes avian lymphomatosis (Marek's disease); is distinct from those causing other forms of leukosis. Synonym: avian lymphomatosis virus, fowl neurolymphomatosis virus, Marek's disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| receptors, virus | Specific molecular components of the cell capable of recognizing and interacting with a virus, and which, after binding it, are capable of generating some signal that initiates the chain of events leading to the biological response. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paravaccinia virus | A species of parapoxvirus causing a pox-like disease on udders of cows that may spread to milkers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| marmoset virus | A herpesvirus obtained repeatedly from throat swabs and tissues of New World monkeys. (05 Mar 2000) |
| German measles virus | The type (and only) species of rubivirus causing acute infection in humans, primarily children and young adults. Humans are the only natural host. A live, attenuated vaccine is available for prophylaxis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Germiston virus | A virus in the genus Bunyavirus, family Bunyaviridae (05 Mar 2000) |