DeCS

Descriptor English:

Viruses

Descriptor Spanish:

Virus

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	virus
Entry term(s)	Zoophaginae virus de los vertebrados virus que afectan a animales
Scope note:	Agentes infecciosos minúsculos cuyo genoma está compuesto de ADN o ARN, pero no de ambos. Se caracterizan por carecer de metabolismo independiente y por ser incapaces de replicarse fuera de células huésped vivas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Vírus

Descriptor French:

Virus

Entry term(s):

Virus animal
Virus animaux
Zoophaginae

Tree number(s):

B04

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014780

Scope note:

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+

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure

Entry Combination:

physiology:Virus Physiological Phenomena