rhinovirus

rhi·no·vi·rus

R0221000 (rī′nō-vī′rəs)n. pl. rhi·no·vi·rus·es Any of several strains of enterovirus that cause respiratory tract infections, including the common cold.

rhinovirus

(ˈraɪnəʊˌvaɪrəs) nany of various viruses that occur in the human respiratory tract and cause diseases, such as the common cold

rhi•no•vi•rus

(ˌraɪ noʊˈvaɪ rəs, ˈraɪ noʊˌvaɪ-)

n., pl. -rus•es. any of a varied and widespread group of picornaviruses responsible for many respiratory diseases, including the common cold. [1960–65]

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Noun

rhinovirus - any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infectionspicornavirus - a group of single-strand RNA viruses with a protein coat

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Rhinovirus

A genus of the family Picornaviridae. Members of the human rhinovirus group include at least 113 antigenically distinct types. Like the enteroviruses, the rhinoviruses are small (17–30 nanometers), contain ribonucleic acid (RNA), and are not inactivated by ether. Unlike the enteroviruses, they are isolated from the nose and throat rather than from the enteric tract, and are unstable if kept under acid conditions (pH 3–5) for 1–3 h. Rhinoviruses have been recovered chiefly from adults with colds and only rarely from patients with more severe respiratory diseases. See Common cold

In a single community, different rhinovirus types predominate during different seasons and during different outbreaks in a single season, but more than one type may be present at the same time.

Although efforts have been made to develop vaccines, none is available. Problems that hinder development of a useful rhinovirus vaccine include the short duration of natural immunity even to the specific infecting type, the large number of different antigenic types of rhinovirus, and the variation of types present in a community from one year to the next. See Animal virus, Picornaviridae, Virus classification

Rhinovirus

one of a group of small RNA viruses of the picornavirus family. Rhinoviruses reproduce in the cells of the nasopharyngeal mucosa, causing an inflammatory disease of the upper respiratory tract. There are many different rhinoviral serotypes, which makes it difficult to control outbreaks of acute respiratory diseases.

rhinovirus

[¦rīn·ə′vī·rəs] (virology) A subgroup of the picornavirus group including small, ribonucleic acid-containing forms which are not inactivated by ether.

rhinovirus

[ri´no-vi″rus] any member of a genus of picornaviruses, considered to be etiologically associated with the common cold and certain other upper respiratory ailments. Over 90 antigenically different strains are known to cause the common cold. Called also coryza virus.

Rhi·no·vi·rus

(rī'nō-vī'rŭs), A genus of acid-labile viruses (family Picornaviridae) of worldwide distribution, with a single-stranded positive sense RNA genome, associated with the common cold in humans. There are more than 110 antigenic types, formerly classified as M strains (culturable in rhesus monkey kidney and human cells) and H strains (growing only in cultures of human cells).

rhi·no·vi·rus

(rī'nō-vī'rŭs), Any virus of the genus Rhinovirus.

rhinovirus

(rī′nō-vī′rəs)n. pl. rhinovi·ruses Any of several strains of enterovirus that cause respiratory tract infections, including the common cold.

rhinovirus

Virology An RNA virus that may cause lower RTIs in immunocompromised Pts and exacerbations of bronchitis and asthma in children; rhinovirus is a small–30 nm, nonenveloped virus with a single-strand RNA genome in an icosahedral capsid; there are ±100 serotypes of RV; RVs belong to the Picornaviridae family, which includes genera Enterovirus–polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, enteroviruses, and Hepatovirus–HAV Clinical Common cold, accompanied by nasopharyngitis, croup, pneumonia; most cases are mild and self-limited Epidemiology Transmitted by aerosol or direct contact, with the nasal mucosa and conjunctiva. See Common cold.

Rhi·no·vi·rus

(rī'nō-vī'rŭs) A genus of acid-labile viruses associated with the common cold. There are more than 110 antigenic types.

rhi·no·vi·rus

(rī'nō-vī'rŭs) Any virus of the genus Rhinovirus.

Rhinovirus

A virus that infects the upper respiratory system and causes the common cold.Mentioned in: Common Cold

Rhi·no·vi·rus

(rī'nō-vī'rŭs) A genus of acid-labile viruses associated with the common cold.

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noun any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections

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