viral infection

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

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

Example Sentences

She takes extra care with rest and recovery as pericarditis can occur after a viral infection, such as a cold or flu.

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So it was downright terrifying when McLachlan almost lost this voice last November, when a viral infection silenced it while she was preparing for the Canadian leg of her “Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” anniversary tour.

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She was treated with fluids and antibiotics but the consultant said "nothing we were providing would stop the ongoing pathological progress of that viral infection".

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Blood tests are said to have revealed that Mr Tice was suffering from a viral infection at the time.

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And these viral genes may protect us against other viral infections in some cases, or provide antiviral resistance, immunizing rare individuals against HIV for example.

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