Meaning Of The Word Slow virus

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slow virus in American English
any of a number of viruses or viruslike infective agents that incubate for months or years before the manifestation of symptoms
noun: a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before producing symptoms, as in several neurological diseases, including kuru and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

slow virus in British English
noun: any of a class of virus-like disease-causing agents known as prions that are present in the body for a long time before becoming active or infectious and are very resistant to radiation and similar factors: believed to be the cause of BSE and scrapie

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