reovirus

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noun

Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants

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Meanings

nounreovirus (plural reoviruses)

plural reoviruses

  1. Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants

    The former inclusion of reoviruses in the ECHO group was based originally on their isolation from the stools of human beings, their optimal isolation in monkey kidney tissue culture and the lack of pathogenicity of the initial strains for new-born mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys.

    1963, Fouad Mohammed El-Rai, Infections with reoviruses in University of Wisconsin students and in children

Origin

The name "reo-" is an acronym for "respiratory enteric orphan" viruses

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