viral infection

collocation in English

meaningsofviralandinfection

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viral
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəl/
us
/ˈvaɪ.rəl/
caused by ...
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infection
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
us
/ɪnˈfek.ʃən/
a condition in which bacteria or viruses that cause disease have entered ...
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(Definition ofviralandinfectionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Reactivation in both tissue culture and explant systems leads to the rapid spread ofviralinfectionthroughout the culture or explanted ganglion.
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Our study describes for a first time the presence of viruslike particles and the changes that occurred because ofviralinfectionof embryos.
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One approach is to supply exogenous neurotrophins to adult brain, either by infusion orviralinfection.
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Consequence ofviralinfectionon the embryo viability may depend also on the inoculum titres of virus.
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Markers ofviralinfectionin monozygotic twins discordant for chronic fatigue syndrome.
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Prenatalviralinfectionleads to pyramidal cell atrophy and macrocephaly in adulthood: implications for genesis of autism and schizophernia.
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A concomitantviralinfectionwas identified four times.
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The consequences ofviralinfectionon the embryo's viability may depend on the titre of virus.
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Included among these prenatal events are some that have been shown to be linked with schizophrenia in offspring-namely, maternalviralinfection, nutritional deficiency, hypoxia, and maternal exposure to stress.
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They display numerous properties that indicate their physiological importance in cell adhesion, motility, activation and proliferation, as well as their contribution to pathological conditions such as metastasis orviralinfection.
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Gender difference in the incidence of herpes simplex adds strong support for the hypothesis that females have a differing response to latentviralinfection.
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Cytomegalovirus is thought to be the most common fetalviralinfection, although its critical period has not been identified as specifically as rubella.
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Rest in the context of an acuteviralinfectionis not necessarily bad advice, but it needs to be balanced by advice to resume normal activities soon.
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A review of the way in which prisoners who have seriousviralinfectionare managed is being undertaken.
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However, it is now a source of disease and often ofviralinfection.
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As has been stated, there is a precedent for this: a treatment for haemophilia has led to aviralinfection.
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Evidence of aviralinfectionhas not been confirmed.
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There is no evidence to link childhood leukaemia with any virus that would normally be present in sewage, or with any otherviralinfection.
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The doctor carried out a full neurological examination but could find no evidence of injury, and concluded that he was suffering from aviralinfection.
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