Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia - Virus
A virus is a microscopic parasite that infects cells in biological organisms. Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites; they can repr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - T-virus - The Movies
The T-Virus was created by Dr. Charles Ashford in order to reverse the inevitable cellular breakdown in his daughter Angela. The virus ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - T-virus - History
Research for the virus began in 1978 in Arklay Labs. Umbrella saw potential in the recently discovered Ebola virus that had just been fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coxsackie Virus: Encyclopedia - Coxsackie Virus
Coxsackie A virus is a cytolytic virus of the Picornaviridae family, a enterovirus (a group containing the polioviruses, coxsackieviruses...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Virus: Encyclopedia - Church Of Virus
The Church of Virus (CoV) is a memetically-based atheistic rational "religion". The Church of Virus founded a mailing list in 1995. Viria...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viru Valley: Encyclopedia - Viru Valley
The Viru Valley is on the north west coast of Peru. Viru Valley - The Viru Valley Project. In 1946 the first attempt to study settlemen...   » Read the article

Article - The Mind: How To Anti-virus Your Mind
A computer virus, Blaster, infected several computer networks across continents recently, disrupting all normal functions, creating havoc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus
The Herpes simplex virus (or HSV) manifests itself in two common diseases marked by watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes (such...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus
West Nile virus is a virus of the family Flaviviridae, found in both tropical and temperate regions. It mainly infects birds, but is kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-virus Software: Encyclopedia - Anti-virus Software
Anti-virus software consists of computer programs that attempt to identify, thwart and eliminate computer viruses and other malicious sof...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia - Computer Virus
In computer security technology, a virus is a self-replicating program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus Classification: Encyclopedia - Virus Classification
Viruses can be classified in several ways, such as by their geometry, by whether they have envelopes, by the identity of the host organis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cbrain Computer Virus: Encyclopedia - Cbrain Computer Virus
(c)Brain (the industry standard name being Brain) is a 1986 computer virus that infects DOS File Allocation Table file systems. The virus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cih Computer Virus: Encyclopedia - Cih Computer Virus
CIH, also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller, is a computer virus written by Chen Ing Hau of Taiwan. It is considered to be one of the mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bliss Virus: Encyclopedia - Bliss Virus
Bliss is a computer virus that infects GNU/Linux systems. It was posted on a Usenet usergroup by its author on February 5th, 1997. When e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - T-virus - Effects Of Infection
The T-Virus is like any other virus. It is a protein crystal with a DNA core. As the crystal makes contact with a cell's membrane, it des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plural Of Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Plural Of Virus - Plural Of Virus In Latin
The word virus has no classically attested plural form in Latin. In antiquity the word had not yet acquired its current meaning. It denot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - T-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - T-virus - Known Antigens
There are three known serums that will cure those infected with the T-Virus. The first is an unnamed vaccine developed by Douglas Rover o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Krytos Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Krytos Virus - Background
Krytos virus - Scientific. The Krytos virus was a highly contagious and very deadly virus. It could spread via a number of avenues, inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honor System Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Honor System Virus - Signature Virus
A signature virus is a piece of text placed in a signature block which encourages readers to copy it into their own signature block. This...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marburg Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Marburg Virus - Fiction
In the TV series Millennium, a modified version of the Marburg virus breaks out in Seattle, killing (amongst others) Frank Black's wife, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - G-virus - Characteristics Of The G-virus
The G-Virus greatly enhances the effiency of the carrier's metabolism, accelerating cell duplication and revitalization of cellular funct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legacy Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Legacy Virus - Description
The Legacy Virus was actually a viroid and was released by Stryfe, a terrorist from approximately 2,000 years in the future. It originall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Etymology
The word is from the Latin virus referring to poison and other noxious things, first used in English in 1392. Virulent, from Latin virule...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Replication
Because viruses are acellular and do not have their own metabolism, they must utilize the machinery and metabolism of the host for the pu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Lifeform Debate
A virus makes use of existing host enzymes and other molecules of a host cell to create more virus particles (virions). Some viruses enco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Human Viral Diseases
Examples of diseases caused by viruses include the common cold, which is caused by any one of a variety of related viruses; smallpox; AID...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Origins And Beginnings
The origins of viruses are not entirely clear and there may not be a single mechanism that can account for all viruses. Some of the small...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus Classification - Overview
The various forms of viruses arise because one of the two strands of DNA in which all cellular life forms store their genetic information...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Replication
Because viruses are acellular and do not have their own metabolism, they must utilize the machinery and metabolism of the host to reprodu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Lifeform Debate
A virus makes use of existing host enzymes and other molecules of a host cell to create more virus particles (virions). Some viruses enco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Etymology
The word is from the Latin virus referring to poison and other noxious things, first loaned into English in 1392. Virulent, from Latin vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Use Of The Word Virus
The term "virus" was first used in an academic publication by Fred Cohen in his 1984 paper Experiments with Computer Viruses, where he cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goodtimes Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Goodtimes Virus - A Hoax -- Or A Thought Virus?
The Good Times virus warning was a hoax; there was never any such virus. Indeed, at the time when the warning first appeared it was not t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-virus Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-virus Software - Approaches To Virus Detection
Anti-virus software - Virus dictionary approach. In the virus dictionary approach, when the anti-virus software examines a file, it ref...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Origins And Beginnings
The origins of viruses are not entirely clear and there may not be a single mechanism that can account for all viruses. Some of the small...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Human Viral Diseases
Examples of diseases caused by viruses include the common cold, which is caused by any one of a variety of related viruses; smallpox; AID...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jc Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jc Virus - Epidemiology
The virus is very common in the general population, infecting 70 to 90 percent of humans; most people acquire JCV in childhood or adolesc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marburg Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Marburg Virus - Treatment And Prevention
As with other hemorrhagic fever viruses, the treatment options for Marburg are limited. Hypotension and shock may require early administr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feline Leukemia Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Feline Leukemia Virus - Progression
There are many possible outcomes as to how successfully the cat’s immune system will react to the virus. About forty percent of cats ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus Classification - Classification By Genome Type
Virus classification - DNA viruses. Order Caudovirales (tailed bacteriophages). Family Myoviridae - e.g. Enterobacteria phage T4 Fam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus Classification: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus Classification - Subviral Agents
The following agents are smaller than viruses but have some of their properties. Virus classification - Viroids. Family Pospiviroidae ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marburg Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Marburg Virus - Early Outbreaks
This virus was first documented in 1967, when 31 people became ill in the German town of Marburg, after which it is named, as well as in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - History
A program called "Elk Cloner" is credited with being the first computer virus to appear "in the wild" -- that is, outside the single comp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marburg Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Marburg Virus - Infection Details
Because many of the signs and symptoms of Marburg hemorrhagic fever are similar to those of other infectious diseases, such as malaria or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Treatments
Herpes simplex virus - Pharmacotherapy. There are several prescription antiviral medications for controlling herpes outbreaks, includin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Definition
A virus is a type of program that can replicate itself by making (possibly modified) copies of itself. The main criterion for classifying...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - West Nile Virus - History
West Nile virus was first isolated from a feverish adult woman in the West Nile District of Uganda in 1937. The ecology was characterized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Definition
A virus is a type of program that can replicate itself by making (possibly modified) copies of itself. The main criterion for classifying...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Transmission
Herpes is contracted through direct skin contact (not necessarily in the genital area) with an infected person. The virus travels through...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plural Of Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Plural Of Virus - Use Of The Virii Form
While the word viruses is more often used in medical and professional literature, the virii form remains popular in some Internet communi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Prevalence
The incidence of herpes simplex in the United States rose 30% between 1976 and 1994. Data from National Health and Nutrition Examination ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Prevention
Condoms are the recommended way to prevent transmission of herpes simplex infection, as demonstrated in numerous studies. (Wald, et al., ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - West Nile Virus - Symptoms
In most people (80%), infection causes no symptoms. In others, the virus causes mild flu-like symptoms known as West Nile fever. The viru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Viruses And Legitimate Software
Computer virus - The vulnerability of operating systems to viruses. Another analogy to biological viruses: just as genetic diversity in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Myths
Some common myths and misconceptions about herpes are: that it is fatal (only true for newborns, where it is rare, or if it infects the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Myths
Some common myths and misconceptions about herpes are: that it is fatal (only true for newborns, where it is rare, or if it infects the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marburg Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Marburg Virus - 2004-2005 Outbreak In Angola
In early 2005, the World Health Organization began investigating an outbreak of a then-undiagnosed hemorrhagic fever in Angola, which was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feline Leukemia Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Feline Leukemia Virus - Transmission
Cats infected with FeLV serve as sources of infection. The virus is released from the body in saliva and nasal secretions. It is also tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - G-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - G-virus - Means Of Infection
Unlike creatures infected with the T-Virus, G-mutants cannot pass infection on to other creatures. Instead, they create offspring by impr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Study And Applications
Virus - Exploring basic cellular processes. Viruses are important to the study of molecular and cellular biology because they provide s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Methods To Avoid Detection
In order to avoid detection by users, some viruses employ different kinds of obfuscation. Some old viruses, especially on the MS-DOS plat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Replication Strategies
In order to replicate itself, a virus must be permitted to execute code and write to memory. For this reason, many viruses attach themsel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus - Study And Applications
Virus - Exploring basic cellular processes. Viruses are important to the study of molecular and cellular biology because they provide s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Feline Leukemia Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Feline Leukemia Virus - Viral Structure
Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is an RNA retrovirus or oncornavirus first described by W. Jarrett (et al, Nature 202:566) at University of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Hsv Disease
The ways in which herpes infections manifest themselves vary tremendously among individuals. The following are general descriptions of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Long-term Effects
The long-term effects of herpes are not well known, but the blisters may leave scars, and historically it was thought to contribute to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-virus Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-virus Software - List Of Antivirus Software And Companies
Anti-virus software - For corporate market. BitDefender from Romania - email security solutions Dr.Web by Doctor Web, Ltd. from Russia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Psychological And Social Effects
Discovering that a person has genital herpes can have a dramatic effect on that person's mental well being and sexual behaviour. Herpes ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Epstein-barr Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Epstein-barr Virus - Role In Disease
Epstein-Barr was the first virus to be identified as an oncovirus, meaning that it is associated with the development of cancer. The diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cih Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cih Computer Virus - Virus Specifics
CIH spreads under the Portable Executable file format under Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME. CIH does not spread under Windows NT,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Hsv-1 And Hsv-2
Of the eight known types of HSV, the two most common are type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 is more common and generally considered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Herpes Simplex Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Herpes Simplex Virus - Future Directions
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States is currently in the midst of phase III trials of a vaccine against HSV-2. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human T-lymphotropic Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Human T-lymphotropic Virus - Htlv-i
HTLV-I is an abbreviation for the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1, also called the human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, a virus th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Virus Cancer Link: Encyclopedia Ii - Virus Cancer Link - History
The theory that cancer could be caused by a virus began to be developed in 1911 by Peyton Rous. Rouse transmitted solid tumors of chicken...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - West Nile Virus - Surveillance Methods
West Nile virus can be sampled from the environment by the pooling of trapped mosquitoes, testing avian blood samples drawn from wild bir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Computer Virus - Why People Create Computer Viruses
Unlike biological viruses, computer viruses do not simply evolve by themselves, except in the cases where copying errors and recombinatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - West Nile Virus - Geographic Distribution
West Nile virus has been described in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, west and central Asia, Oceania (subtype Kunjin), and most recently...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cih Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cih Computer Virus - History
In September 1998, Yamaha shipped a firmware update to their CD-R400 Drives that were infected with the virus. In October 1998, a demo ve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Nile Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - West Nile Virus - Recent Outbreaks
United States: From 1999 through 2001, the CDC confirmed 149 cases of human West Nile virus infection, including 18 deaths. In 2002, a to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Borna Disease: Encyclopedia Ii - Borna Disease - Borna Virus
The causative agent of Borna disease, Borna disease virus (BDV) is a neurotropic virus and is the sole member of the Bornaviridae family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lääne-viru County: Encyclopedia Ii - Lääne-viru County - Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 13 rural municipalities (est: va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polio Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Polio Vaccine - Simian Virus Contamination
Some medical researchers have expressed fear that rare human cancers may be linked to the contamination, with the money virus SV40, of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polio Vaccine: Encyclopedia Ii - Polio Vaccine - Simian Virus Contamination
Some medical researchers have expressed fear that rare human cancers may be linked to the contamination, with the money virus SV40, of a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ida-viru County: Encyclopedia Ii - Ida-viru County - Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 6 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 16 rural municipalities (est: va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avg Anti-virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Avg Anti-virus - Versions For Windows Clients
Grisoft sells a number of products from the AVG range, targeted at recent versions of Windows: The free edition, a freeware program whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iloveyou Computer Virus: Encyclopedia Ii - Iloveyou Computer Virus - Architecture Of The Worm
The author of the worm has conceded that he may have released the malware by "accident". The worm is written using Microsoft Visual Basic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ebola: Encyclopedia Ii - Ebola - The Virus
The virus comes from the Filoviridae family, of which Marburg virus is also a member. It is named after the Ebola River in the Democratic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norwalk Virus Group: Encyclopedia Ii - Norwalk Virus Group - Associated Foods
Norwalk gastroenteritis is transmitted by the fecal-oral route via contaminated water and foods. Secondary person-to-person transmission ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henipavirus: Encyclopedia Ii - Henipavirus - Hendra Virus
Henipavirus - Emergence. Hendra virus was discovered in September 1994 when it caused the deaths of thirteen horses, and a trainer at a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henipavirus: Encyclopedia Ii - Henipavirus - Nipah Virus
Henipavirus - Emergence. Nipah virus was identified in 1999 when it caused an outbreak of neurological and respiratory disease on pig f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lassa Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Lassa Fever - The Virus And Epidemiology
The virus belongs to Arenaviridae family; it is an enveloped, single-stranded, bisegmented RNA virus. It has been determined that the vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lassa Fever: Encyclopedia Ii - Lassa Fever - Virus Replication
Replication for Lassa virus is very quick. The Lassa virus also shows temporal control in replication. There are two genome segments. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cytomegalovirus: Encyclopedia Ii - Cytomegalovirus - Characteristics Of The Virus
CMV is a member of the herpesvirus group, which includes herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus (which causes chicken...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rabies: Encyclopedia Ii - Rabies - The Virus
The Rabies virus is a Lyssavirus. This genus of RNA viruses also includes the Aravan virus, Australian bat lyssavirus, Duvenhage virus, E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids: Encyclopedia Ii - Common Misconceptions About Hiv And Aids - Hiv Cannot Be The Cause Of Aids Because The Body Develops A Vigorous Antibody Response To The Virus
This reasoning ignores numerous examples of viruses other than HIV that can be pathogenic after evidence of immunity appears. Measles vir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aflatoxin: Encyclopedia Ii - Aflatoxin - Interaction Of Aflatoxin With Hepatitis B Virus
Studies have shown that concurrent infection with Hepatitis B virus (HBV) during aflatoxin exposure increases the risk of hepatocellular ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Municipalities Of Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Municipalities Of Estonia - Lääne-viru County
Urban municipalities: Kunda Rakvere Tamsalu Tapa Rural municipalities: Avanduse Commune Haljala Commune Kadrina Commune Laekvere Commu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Municipalities Of Estonia: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Municipalities Of Estonia - Ida-viru County
Urban municipalities: Jõhvi Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Narva Narva-Jõesuu Püssi Sillamäe Rural municipalities: Alajõe Commune Aseri C...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Virus: Oceanography Dictionary - Virus
  Definition and meaning of virus:   virus - a sub-microscopic, obligate intracellular parasite that replicates itself o...   » Read the article