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Newcastle disease — virus Virus classification Group: Group V (( )ssRNA) Order: Mononegavirales Family: Par … Wikipedia
Newcastle disease virus — NDV. A bird virus that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may be used to kill cancer cells directly, or it may be given as a cancer vaccine to stimulate the body’s immune system. Newcastle disease virus is a type of biological… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative — The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (known as IAVI) is a global not for profit, public private partnership working to accelerate the development of vaccines to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. IAVI researches and develops vaccine candidates … Wikipedia
NDV — Newcastle disease virus. A bird virus that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may be used to kill cancer cells directly, or it may be given as a cancer vaccine to stimulate the body’s immune system. NDV is a type of biological… … English dictionary of cancer terms
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Canine distemper — virus Virus classification Group: Group V (( )ssRNA) Order: Mononegavirales Family: Par … Wikipedia
Anthrax — For other uses, see Anthrax (disambiguation). Anthrax Classification and external resources Microphotograph of a Gram stain of the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, the cause of the anthrax disease … Wikipedia
virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA … Universalium
Global spread of H5N1 in 2006 — The global spread of (highly pathogenic) H5N1 in birds is considered a significant pandemic threat.While prior H5N1 strains have been known, they were significantly different from the current H5N1 strain on a genetic level, making the global… … Wikipedia
