Virus
mumps virus
mumps vi·rus [ muhmps vahy-ruhs ]
Effect:
Increased Antibody Production; Increased Cellular Migration
May Prevent:
Mumps
More Information:
Definitions related to mumps virus:
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(mumps rubulavirus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Mumps rubulavirus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A type of paramyxovirus. It spreads from person to person through coughs, sneezes and saliva, as well as through contact with contaminated items and surfaces. Once the mumps virus enters the body, it passes into the bloodstream and can spread to many different glands and to the brain.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The type species of RUBULAVIRUS that causes an acute infectious disease in humans, affecting mainly children. Transmission occurs by droplet infection.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Type species of Rubulavirus that causes mumps and, in some cases, tenderness and swelling of the testes, pancreas, ovaries, or other organs; can also infect Rhesus monkeys, hamsters, rats and mice.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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