Diseases

Virus Diseases

A general term for diseases caused by viruses.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A general term for diseases caused by viruses.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Viral Diseases
  • Viral Infections
  • Virus Infections
  • Disease, Viral
  • Disease, Virus
  • Diseases, Viral
  • Diseases, Virus
  • Infection, Viral
  • Infection, Virus
  • Infections, Viral
  • Infections, Virus
  • Viral Disease
  • Viral Infection
  • Virus Disease
  • Virus Infection

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Aspects Covered

36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer specifics

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  1. C01w.925w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Virus Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014777. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014777
  2. Virus Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viral_disease
  3. Virus Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1928978