Definition of Lyssavirus

1. Noun. A neurotropic non-arbovirus of the family Rhabdoviridae that causes rabies.

Group relationships: Rhabdoviridae
Generic synonyms: Animal Virus

Definition of Lyssavirus

1. Noun. Any virus of the genus ''Lyssavirus'' ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lyssavirus

1. A genus of the family rhabdoviridae that includes rabies virus and other rabies-like viruses. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lyssavirus

lysosomal enzyme
lysosomal storage diseases
lysosome
lysosome phagosome fusion
lysosomes
lysosomic
lysosomotropic
lysostaphin
lysostaphin endopeptidase
lysotype
lysozyme
lysozymes
lyssa
lyssas
lyssavirus (current term)
lysyl
lysyl-bradykinin
lysyl 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase
lysyl endopeptidase
lysyl hydroxylase
lysyl oxidase
lytdybr
lyte
lyted
lyterian
lytes
lythe
lythes
lythontriptic

Literary usage of Lyssavirus

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

1. Journal of the Sanitary Institute by Sanitary Institute (Great Britain) (1902)
"This is a paper on the behaviour of the lyssavirus in the central nervous system of susceptible naturally immune and immunised animals. ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain). (1906)
"Zs. Hvg., Leipzig, 41, 1902, (527-539). 34, Originale, 1903, (458-463, 550-556, Keller, E. und Clairmont, P. Ueber das Verhalten des lyssavirus im ..."

3. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"... H5N1 influenza A virus from chickens (1997); Australian bat lyssavirus from bats (1996); the variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease agent from cows (1996); ..."

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