VIRUS INFECTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does virus infection mean? 

• VIRUS INFECTION (noun)
  The noun VIRUS INFECTION has 1 sense:

1. infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans

  Familiarity information: VIRUS INFECTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VIRUS INFECTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

viral infection; virus infection

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 

Herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (HSV-Tk) gene encodes thymidine kinase protein, which is important for herpes simplex virus infection.

(HSV-Tk Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

A serious condition caused by Dengue virus infection.

(Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, NCI Thesaurus)

A cervical squamous cell carcinoma associated with human papilloma virus infection.

(Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An iodinated analog of deoxyuridine originally developed as a chemotherapeutic agent, but more commonly used as a treatment for conditions of herpes virus infection.

(Idoxuridine, NCI Thesaurus)

A treatment for Epstein-Barr virus infection or overgrowth of white blood cells (lymphocytes) after an organ or bone marrow transplant.

(Peripheral blood lymphocyte therapy, NCI Dictionary)

Others, like Guillain-Barre syndrome, happen after a virus infection.

(Peripheral Nerve Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

There are currently no licensed treatments for Ebola virus infection.

(Experimental Ebola antibody protects monkeys, NIH)

An assessment of Epstein-Barr virus infection based on a panel of EBV antigen antibody tests.

(Epstein-Barr Virus Profile Interpretation, NCI Thesaurus)

The findings suggest that the level of HA stem antibodies can be used as an indicator, or correlate, of protection against influenza virus infection.

(New study reveals a novel indicator of influenza immunity, National Institutes of Health)

DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER is a more virulent form of dengue virus infection and a separate clinical entity.

(Dengue Fever, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)