filovirus
/fil-uh-vahy-ruhs, fahy-luh‐/US // ˈfɪl əˌvaɪ rəs, ˈfaɪ lə‐ //UK // (ˈfaɪləʊˌvaɪrəs) //
丝虫病毒,丝状病毒,丝网病毒,丝虫病
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural fil·o·vi·rus·es.
- : any of several filamentous, single-stranded RNA viruses of the family Filoviridae, defined by their unique appearance and reproductive strategies, as the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
Examples
We need to identify it because once a filovirus hits humans, it can be deadly.
“The reservoir for filovirus has remained a huge mystery,” Bruenn said in 2010.
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