adenovirus
Common cold cause
Adenovirus is a type of virus that commonly causes respiratory infections, conjunctivitis, and gastrointestinal illness.
The name comes from adenoid tissue, where these viruses were first isolated.
Adenoviruses spread easily and often cause outbreaks in close quarters like schools and military barracks.
Modified adenoviruses serve as vectors in some vaccines and gene therapies.
Related to breathing organs
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
- pharyngitisInflamed upper airway lining
fever · cough · diarrhea · incubation · symptomatic · immunocompromised · epithelial · latent
Viral genetic material's casing
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- polymeraseNucleic acid synthesis enzyme
genes · lytic · transduction · nucleus · assembly · latency · hijacking
Transmissible between people
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- fecal-oralTransmission via ingested waste
- dropletTiny liquid sphere
contamination · shedding · exposure · carrier · endemic · epidemic · daycare
Quantity with direction
- recombinantGenetically engineered combination
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- transgeneTransferred genetic sequence
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
Protein targeting foreign substances
- immunityProtected from harm
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte
- cross-reactivityAntibody binding to similar antigens
Finest taxonomic rank
- subgroupSmaller division within larger
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- strainExcessive stretching force
respiratory
Related to breathing organs
- conjunctivitisInflammation of eye lining
- gastroenteritisInflamed digestive tract illness
- pneumoniaInfected, inflamed lung tissue
pharyngitis · fever · cough · diarrhea · incubation · symptomatic · immunocompromised · epithelial · latent · acute
capsid
Viral genetic material's casing
genome
Organism's total hereditary material
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
polymerase · genes · lytic · transduction · nucleus · assembly · latency · hijacking
contagious
Transmissible between people
- spreadTo distribute widely
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- fecal-oralTransmission via ingested waste
droplet · contamination · shedding · exposure · carrier · endemic · epidemic · daycare
vector
Quantity with direction
- recombinantGenetically engineered combination
- attenuationGradual intensity reduction
- transgeneTransferred genetic sequence
antibody
Protein targeting foreign substances
- immunityProtected from harm
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
- T-cellThymus-derived immune lymphocyte
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- subgroupSmaller division within larger
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- strainExcessive stretching force
- Virusescoronavirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus, norovirus, poxvirus
- Pathogenspathogen, germ, germs, bacteria, bacterium
- Respiratory Infectionspneumonia, bronchitis, influenza, flu, tuberculosis
- Respiratory Virusesinfluenza, RSV, coronavirus, rhinovirus, parainfluenza
- stomach virusesnorovirus, rotavirus, astrovirus, viral gastroenteritis, stomach flu
- Virologyviral replication, viral shedding, bacteriophage, tropism, viral strain
adenovirushealth
Condition of body, mind
immunity · wellness · cure · antibodies · vaccine
adenovirusretrovirus
RNA virus copying into DNA
RNA virus · influenza · coronavirus · rhinovirus · herpesvirus