9-Letter Words Containing: VIRU

• any of a group of RNA viruses including those that cause influenza and mumps

• any of a group of viruses associated with various diseases including viral meningitis and mild respiratory disorders and diarrhea in newborn infants

• extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

• extreme hostility

• animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae

• an agent (physical or chemical) that inactivates or destroys viruses

• tending to destroy viruses

• extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease)

• extreme hostility

• a large heterogeneous group of RNA viruses divisible into groups on the basis of the virions; they have been recovered from arthropods, bats, and rodents; most are borne by arthropods; they are linked by the epidemiologic concept of transmission between vertebrate hosts by arthropod vectors (mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies, midges, etc.) that feed on blood; they can cause mild fevers, hepatitis, hemorrhagic fever, and encephalitis