viral agent

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viral
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəl/us
/ˈvaɪ.rəl/
caused by ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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(Definition ofviralandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Although the outbreak aetiology remained elusive, we suspect that it was caused by an uncultivatedviralagent.
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The inciting event is yet to be elucidated, but may be aviralagent, oxidative stress or autoimmune.
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It may be possible to prevent a number of different cancers by immunizing against oneviralagent.
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The first isolate of the foamyviralagentwas in 1955.
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If due to aviralagent, the condition usually resolves within one week.
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Viral agents of gastroenteritis can be excreted in low numbers, and electron microscopy may not be a sufficiently sensitive detection technique.
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Co-infections with more than two viral agents were not detected.
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Large scale immunisation is effective in reducing adverse effects of infection with viral agents, as evidenced by the rubella virus vaccine reducing the teratogenic effects of rubella during pregnancy.
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Viral agents were implicated in outbreak no. 17, although both giardia (two cases) and campylobacter (two cases) were isolated, and the causative agent was not established.
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The changed cells will divide quicker when the area is damaged by physical, chemical, or viral agents.
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Bacteria are colonized by persistent viral agents (bacteriophages) that determine gene word order in bacterial host.
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It is difficult to determine how viral agents causing enteric illness spread.
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Diarrhea due to viral agents is unaffected by antibiotic therapy, but is usually self-limited.
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Certain other bacterial and viral agents have shorter incubation periods.
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Certain other bacterial and viral agents have shorter incubation periods, although hepatitis may take weeks to manifest itself.
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Other bacterial and viral agents have shorter incubation periods, although hepatitis may require weeks.
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