mumps virus

collocation in English

meaningsofmumpsandvirus

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mumps
noun[U]
uk
/mʌmps/us
/mʌmps/
an infectious disease that causes painful swelling in the neck and ...
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virus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəs/us
/ˈvaɪ.rəs/
an extremely small piece of organic material that causes disease in humans, animals, ...
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(Definition ofmumpsandvirusfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rapid detection and typing of circulatingmumpsvirusby reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction.
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This yields population estimates of 10.52 %mumpsvirusantibody-negatives, 14.08 % equivocals and 75.40 % virus antibody-seropositives.
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Within the orthodox reformed participants, 30 % of 1- to 4year-old children weremumpsvirusantibody positive.
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Thus, it seems probable that orthodox reformed children under the age of 5 who weremumpsvirusantibody positive acquired immunity chiefly through vaccination.
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Over 97 % in the age groups 5 years and older weremumpsvirusantibody positive.
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To enable comparison ofmumpsvirusantibody test results, an international standard serum should be developed.
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This implies that mass vaccination has led to an increase inmumpsvirusantibody positivity.
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The results obtained indicate that molecular analysis of themumpsvirusis a useful method for evaluation of viral circulation in a specific area.
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This could indicate that components used inmumpsvirusantibody assays may not be as good in general as those used in measles and rubella virus antibody assays.
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Assay of humoral immunity tomumpsvirus.
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Mumpsvirus, which was an important cause in the past, has been virtually eliminated since the addition of mumps vaccine to the regular immunization programme in 1985.
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Themumpsvirusstrains were developed in embryonic hens' eggs and chick embryo cell cultures.
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This brought on a large ongoing controversy and finally prompted a virologist colleague of theirs to inject embryonated eggs withmumpsvirus.
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He cultured themumpsvirusfrom her throat, and in 1967 a vaccine was produced from this which is now widely used.
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Themumpsviruslives in the upper respiratory tract and spreads through direct contact with saliva.
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