- West Nile vi|rus
- West Nile vi|rus «wehst nyl VY ruhs», noun,a virus that causes encephalitis. Transmitted by mosquitoes, it was first identified in Uganda.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
West Nile vi|rus
Look at other dictionaries:
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
Flavivirus — A family of viruses that cause hemorrhagic fever and are transmitted by mosquitos and ticks. Flaviviruses have single stranded RNA as their genetic material. The virus of yellow fever is a flavivirus. * * * A genus in the family Flaviviridae that … Medical dictionary
Sarepta — Coordinates: 33°27′27″N 35°17′45″E / 33.4575°N 35.29583°E / 33.4575; 35.29583 This article is about the ancient Phoenician city. F … Wikipedia
List of country name etymologies — This list covers English language country names with their etymologies. Some of these include notes on indigenous names and their etymologies. Countries in italics no longer exist as sovereign political entities.Aflag|Afghanistan::From Afghan and … Wikipedia
Antisemitic canard — An antisemitic canard is a deliberately false story inciting antisemitism. [ [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/canard canard. ] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 09 Jun. 2008.] The word canard is French for duck,… … Wikipedia
History of the Eastern Orthodox Church — The Eastern Orthodox Churches trace their roots back to the Apostles and Jesus Christ. Eastern Orthodoxy reached its golden age during the high point of the Byzantine Empire, and then continued to flourish in Russia after the Fall of… … Wikipedia
slavery — /slay veuh ree, slayv ree/, n. 1. the condition of a slave; bondage. 2. the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution. 3. a state of subjection like that of a slave: He was kept in slavery by drugs. 4. severe toil; drudgery. [1545 55; SLAVE… … Universalium
\@Vampire Mythology: Bibliography — [↑] @Vampire Mythology Abbott, George Frederick. Macedonian Folklore. Cambridge, MA: University Press, 1903. Abrahams, Roger D. The ManofWords in the West Indies: Performance and the Emergence of Creole Culture. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins… … Encyclopedia of vampire mythology
Liste von Kriegsfilmen — Es ist teilweise umstritten, welche Spielfilme als „Kriegsfilme“ gelten können. Wie im Hauptartikel Kriegsfilm dargelegt, gibt es die Auffassung, nur die Thematisierung moderner Kriege rechtfertige das Etikett „Kriegsfilm“. Hiervon abweichend… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Men-at-Arms — Pays Royaume Uni Langue Anglais Genre Histoire milit … Wikipédia en Français
