English Explanatory Dictionary

B virus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A virus of the genus Simplexvirus that infects macaques and can very rarely cause zoonotic infection in humans that is highly fatal if untreated.

Word forms

B virus

Etymology

Named after young physician Dr. William Bartlet Brebner, whose death from the virus following a macaque bite in 1932 led to the discovery of the virus.

Synonyms

herpes B virus
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