Viruses [viry]

topical
639
Terms

zoofágy
zvířecí viry

 

Animal Viruses
Zoophaginae

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Definition

Minute infectious agents whose genomes are composed of DNA or RNA, but not both. They are characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the inability to replicate outside living host cells.

Annotation
general or unspecified; prefer specific taxonomic group or genus; do not confuse "slow viruses" with VIRUS LATENCY: slow cause disease with very long preclinical course & very slow progression, VIRUS LATENCY is the ability of a virus to lie dormant in a cell; presence of viruses in blood = VIREMIA; many pre-coordinated viral terms are available such as VIRAL PROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL, etc.; policy: Manual 22.18, 22.24+
DUI
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CUI
M0022763
History note
1963; for ANIMAL VIRUSES & ZOOPHAGINAE use VERTEBRATE VIRUSES 1975-1991
Public note
1963; for ZOOPHAGINAE see VERTEBRATE VIRUSES 1975-1991; for ANIMAL VIRUSES see ANIMAL VIRUSES 1963-1965, see VERTEBRATE VIRUSES 1975-1991