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virus: (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein; a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"; a harmful or corrupting agency; "bigotry is a virus that must not be allowed to spread"; "the virus of jealousy is latent in everyone"

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staphylococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

coccus collapse: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria

streptococcus collapse: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

anaerobe collapse: an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

pathogen collapse: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

spirochete collapse: parasitic or free-living bacteria; many pathogenic to humans and other animals

bacillus collapse: aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

spore collapse: a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion; "a sexual spore is formed after the fusion of gametes"

amoeba collapse

bacteria collapse: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered plants

amebic collapse

germ collapse: a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

microbe collapse: a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

microorganism collapse: any organism of microscopic size

fungus collapse: a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

epidemiology collapse: the branch of medical science dealing with the transmission and control of disease

bushfighting collapse

disease collapse: an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

weed killer collapse

defoliant collapse: a chemical that is sprayed on plants and causes their leaves to fall off

systemic collapse: affecting an entire system; "a systemic poison"

toxicology collapse: the branch of pharmacology that deals with the nature and effects and treatments of poisons

fumigant collapse: a chemical substance used in fumigation

insecticide collapse: a chemical used to kill insects

fungicide collapse

herbicide collapse: a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth

germicide collapse

vermicide collapse: an agent that kills worms (especially those in the intestines)

disinfectant collapse: an agent (as heat or radiation or a chemical) that destroys microorganisms that might carry disease

infectious disease collapse: a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact

cardiovascular disease collapse: a disease of the heart or blood vessels

occupational disease collapse: disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)

deficiency disease collapse: any disease caused by a lack of an essential nutrient (as a vitamin or mineral)

birth defect collapse: a defect that is present at birth

genetic disease collapse: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically

pathology collapse: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases; any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

syndrome collapse: a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"; a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

malady collapse: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"

toxin collapse: a poisonous substance produced during the metabolism and growth of certain microorganisms and some higher plant and animal species

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