FOUR CORNERS VIRUS
\fˈɔː kˈɔːnəz vˈa͡ɪɹəs], \fˈɔː kˈɔːnəz vˈaɪɹəs], \f_ˈɔː k_ˈɔː_n_ə_z v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
A species of HANTAVIRUS which emerged in the Four Corners area of the United States in 1993. It causes a serious, often fatal pulmonary illness (HANTAVIRUS PULMONARY SYNDROME) in humans. Transmission is by inhaling aerosolized rodent secretions that contain virus particles, carried especially by deer mice (PEROMYSCUS maniculatus) and pinyon mice (P. truei).
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
Word of the day
Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.