orthomyxovirus
41influenza C — sē n influenza that is restricted to humans, that usu. occurs as a subclinical infection, that occurs in neither epidemics or pandemics, and that is caused by an orthomyxovirus (species Influenza C virus of the genus Influenzavirus C) * * *… …
42Spanish flu — Span·ish flu span ish n influenza that is caused by a subtype (H1N1) of the orthomyxovirus causing influenza A and that was responsible for about 500,000 deaths in the U.S. in the influenza pandemic of 1918 1919 called also Spanish influenza… …
43swine influenza — n an acute contagious febrile disease of swine that is marked by severe coughing and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract, that sometimes develops into bronchopneumonia but is rarely fatal, that is caused by infection with a subtype (H1N1… …
44myxovirus — myx•o•vi•rus [[t]ˈmɪk səˌvaɪ rəs, ˌmɪk səˈvaɪ [/t]] n. pl. rus•es 1) mcr orthomyxovirus 2) mcr paramyxovirus • Etymology: < NL (1954); see myxo , virus …
45myxovirus — [mik′sə vī΄rəs] n. any paramyxovirus or orthomyxovirus: a name for viruses of a former family that is now subdivided into two separate families …
46swine flu — noun an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic • Syn: ↑swine influenza • Hypernyms: ↑influenza, ↑flu, ↑grippe …
47swine influenza — noun an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease of swine caused by the orthomyxovirus thought to be the same virus that caused the 1918 influenza pandemic • Syn: ↑swine flu • Hypernyms: ↑influenza, ↑flu, ↑grippe * * * noun : an acute… …
