viral infection
[ (veye-ruhl) ]
An infection caused by a virus. At present, viral infections cannot be treated with antibiotics. (Compare bacterial infection.)
notes for viral infection
Diseases caused by viral infections include
herpes,
chicken pox,
hepatitis,
influenza, and the common cold.
Words nearby viral infection
viral antigen,
viral dysentery,
viral envelope,
viral hemagglutination,
viral hepatitis,
viral infection,
viral load,
viral marketing,
viral tropism,
virality,
virazole