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viral infection

[ (veye-ruhl) ]

An infection caused by a virus. At present, viral infections cannot be treated with antibiotics. (Compare bacterial infection.)

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notes for viral infection

Diseases caused by viral infections include herpes, chicken pox, hepatitis, influenza, and the common cold.

Words nearby viral infection

viral antigen, viral dysentery, viral envelope, viral hemagglutination, viral hepatitis, viral infection, virality, viral load, viral marketing, viral tropism, Viramune
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