Alternative form of coronavirus

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, virus. A pathogen or malware originating, identified, or causing outbreaks in China.

(rare, virology) A member of the family Coronaviridae; a coronavirus.

The virus Schmallenberg orthobunyavirus, which causes congenital malformations and stillbirths in animals.

(colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. / (colloquial, sometimes offensive) Synonym of coronavirus, the disease COVID-19.

(derogatory) COVID-19 virus.

(virology) Nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals.

Synonym of Ebola Reston

Alternative form of macrovirus

(virology) Either of the two related viruses, human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and human immunodeficiency virus 2 (HIV-2) that progressively destroy the body's immune system and can potentially lead to AIDS.