Definition of Filoviridae

1. Noun. A family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees).

Member holonyms: Ebola Virus, Marburg Virus
Generic synonyms: Family

Medical Definition of Filoviridae

1. A family of RNA-containing viruses that has the Ebolavirus and the Marburg virus asits primary members, all cause haemorrhagic fever. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Filoviridae

filmzines
filo
filo pastry
filoplumaceous
filoplume
filoplumes
filopodia
filopodial
filopodium
filopressure
filos
filose
filoselle
filoselles
filovaricosis
filoviridae (current term)
filoviridae infections
filovirus
filovirus infections
filoviruses
fils
filst
filsten
filter
filter-feeder
filter-feeders
filter-tipped
filter-tipped cigarette
filter bank
filter bed

Literary usage of Filoviridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. National Symposium on Medical and Public Health Response to Bioterrorism edited by Joseph E. McDade (1999)
"... fever and Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever, from the Bunyaviridae family; and Ebola hemorrhagic fever and Marburg disease, from the filoviridae family. ..."

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