viral disease

collocation in English

meaningsofviralanddisease

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viral
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəl/us
/ˈvaɪ.rəl/
caused by ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofviralanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In that context, we should consider the question ofviraldisease.
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It is a contagious,viraldiseasethat can lead to serious permanent liver damage.
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It could also be classed as an opportunistic,viraldisease.
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This suggests avian pox is an emergingviraldisease.
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In the same year, two more outbreaks ofviraldiseasein aquatic mammals were observed.
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In 1993viraldiseasestruck, and by 1996 production declined to 89,000 tonnes.
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Rabies is a deadlyviraldiseaseof the central nervous system.
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It is a contagiousviraldiseasein the herpes virus family.
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Infectious salmon anaemia (or infectious laxanaemia) is aviraldiseaseof salmon which causes high mortalities in farmed fish and for which there is no known effective treatment.
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That does not mean that we should not concentrate on finding out why our country has had twoviraldiseaseoutbreaks in animals in a short time.
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Canine distemper virus is closely related to measles virus and is the most importantviraldiseaseof dogs.
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The study ofviraldiseaseis therefore only feasible with the generation of a small animal model.
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In addition, a newly emerging threat in the form of aviraldiseasehas been documented in wild-harvested individuals maintained in captivity.
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