slow virus

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Definition of slow virus in English Turkish dictionary

slow virus disease
(Tıp) yavaş virüs hastalığı
English - English
Any of a group of animal viruses that cause diseases having an unusually long incubation period, as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Also called lentivirus
a virus that remains dormant in the body for a long time before symptoms appear; "kuru is caused by a slow virus