pantropic

[pan-trop-ik, -troh-pik]

adjective

1. (especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pantropic¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pan- + -tropic

Example Sentences

SARS-CoV-2 is part of the world now, a “pantropic” virus that can infect people, deer, minks, rats and all sorts of mammals.

From Washington Post

The virus that causes COVID-19, moreover, is known as an opportunistic virus that has little trouble passing among species — “pantropic,” in virological jargon.

From Los Angeles Times