fi·lo·vi·rus

(fē′lō-vī′rəs, fĭl′ō-)

Any of a family of filamentous single-stranded RNA viruses, including the Ebola and Marburg viruses, that cause hemorrhagic fevers in humans and other primates and spread by contact with infected body fluids.

[Latin fīlum, thread; see g^whī- in Indo-European roots + virus.]

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filovirus

(ˈfaɪləʊˌvaɪrəs)

(Medicine) any member of a family of viruses that includes the agents responsible for Ebola virus disease and Marburg disease

[C20: from Latin filum thread + virus]

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Noun

filovirus - animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae

Ebola virus - a filovirus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

Marburg virus - a filovirus that causes Marburg disease; carried by animals; can be used as a bioweapon

animal virus - an animal pathogen that is a virus

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Isolation of infected people is currently the centerpiece of filovirus control.

GSK grants exclusive technology license for clinical-stage Ebola vaccines to Sabin Vaccine Institute

Jaax led the discovery and eventual containment of the filovirus, which at the time had a fatality rate of up to 90 per cent.

Julianna Marguiles takes on Ebola in 'The Hot Zone'

We conducted a widespread serologic survey for EBOV-specific antibodies in 5 countries in central Africa, including known filovirus-endemic regions (the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC], the Republic of the Congo, and Uganda), as well as areas without previously reported filovirus infections (Ghana and Cameroon).

Serologic Prevalence of Ebola Virus in Equatorial Africa

Ebola is an infectious and frequently fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids by a filovirus.

Ebola resurges in Congo, WHO convenes Emergency Committee

Marburg virus is in the same filovirus family as Ebola.

Ebola virus (EBOV) is a filovirus that belongs to the Filoviridae family and it causes a severe hemorrhagic disease in human and nonhuman primates.

Mathematical Modeling of Ebola Virus Disease in Bat Population

Under the second USD2.9m four year NIH grant, Dr Lai will develop a broadly neutralizing antibody therapy for Ebola and extend that strategy to Marburg virus, a deadly filovirus that is distantly related to Ebola.

Albert Einstein wins USD12m NIH grant to fight against virulent viruses

Tambien trasmitidos por mosquitos son los Alfavirus chikungunya y EEV El virus del Ebola pertenece a la familia de los Filovirus y se transmite entre humanos por contacto con sangre y otras secreciones contaminadas.

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