virulent
— Adjective
– English
～ harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies"; "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation"; "a vitriolic critique"
virulently
— Adverb
– English
～ in a virulent manner; "an old woman advanced a few paces to shake her fist virulently in my face"
Lassa virus
— Noun
– English
～ the RNA virus that causes Lassa fever
plant virus
— Noun
– English
～ a plant pathogen that is a virus consisting of a single strand of RNA
polyoma virus
— Noun
– English
～ a virus the can initiate various kinds of tumors in mice
Marburg virus
— Noun
– English
～ a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon
lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
— Noun
– English
～ the RNA virus that causes lymphocytic choriomeningitis; infects mice and monkeys and dogs and guinea pigs and human beings
Machupo virus
— Noun
– English
～ the RNA virus that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
respiratory syncytial virus
— Noun
– English
～ a paramyxovirus that forms syncytia in tissue culture and that is responsible for severe respiratory diseases such as bronchiolitis and bronchial pneumonia (especially in children)
myxoma virus
— Noun
– English
～ a poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans
slow virus
— Noun
– English
～ a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus"
smallpox virus
— Noun
– English
～ the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
parainfluenza virus
— Noun
– English
～ a virus that causes upper respiratory infection (including the common cold and bronchiolitis); most often in children
tobacco mosaic virus
— Noun
– English
～ the widely studied plant virus that causes tobacco mosaic; it was the first virus discovered (1892)
variola virus
— Noun
– English
～ the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
variola minor virus
— Noun
– English
～ a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
variola major virus
— Noun
– English
～ a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
tumor virus
— Noun
– English
～ a cell-free filtrate held to be a virus responsible for a specific neoplasm
virus
— Noun
– English
～ (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
virus
— Noun
– English
～ a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"