What does filovirus mean?
Definitions for filovirus
filovirus
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word filovirus.
Princeton's WordNet
filovirusnoun
animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae
Wiktionary
filovirusnoun
Any virus of the family Filoviridae.
Wikipedia
filovirus
Filoviridae () is a family of single-stranded negative-sense RNA viruses in the order Mononegavirales. Two members of the family that are commonly known are Ebola virus and Marburg virus. Both viruses, and some of their lesser known relatives, cause severe disease in humans and nonhuman primates in the form of viral hemorrhagic fevers.All filoviruses are classified by the US as select agents, by the World Health Organization as Risk Group 4 Pathogens (requiring Biosafety Level 4-equivalent containment), by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases as Category A Priority Pathogens, and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as Category A Bioterrorism Agents, and are listed as Biological Agents for Export Control by the Australia Group.
ChatGPT
filovirus
A Filovirus is a type of virus that belongs to the family Filoviridae, which includes Ebola and Marburg viruses. These viruses are known for causing severe hemorrhagic fever in humans and non-human primates, often characterized by bleeding and organ failure, and are associated with high rates of mortality. Filoviruses are filamentous or thread-like in shape and are zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans.
Matched Categories
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1986","16"],["1987","4"],["1989","6"],["1990","28"],["1991","11"],["1992","26"],["1993","84"],["1994","140"],["1995","155"],["1996","100"],["1997","103"],["1998","283"],["1999","200"],["2000","104"],["2001","99"],["2002","153"],["2003","158"],["2004","591"],["2005","196"],["2006","249"],["2007","210"],["2008","629"]]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of filovirus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of filovirus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Translation
Find a translation for the filovirus definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"filovirus." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/filovirus>.
Discuss these filovirus definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In