slow virus

Because of its long latency, he called it a slow virus.

It was believed to result from a "slow virus," now identified as a prion.

Every infectious agent is different, but in general, slow viruses:

The realization that slow viruses might be responsible reopened the inquiry.

Because many of these viruses take a long time to produce symptoms, they are often called slow viruses.

That's just what you would have found at the height of the prions vs slow viruses wars.

At the time, he thought the disease agent was a "slow virus," meaning one with an incubation period lasting years or decades.

Unless it's a slow virus, Tony suddenly thought.

It is very likely that a slow virus, rather than simply a protein, causes brain illnesses like mad-cow disease.

Additionally, the immune system seems to plays a limited role, or no role, in protection from these slow viruses.

Many scientists tried to isolate slow viruses but failed, Dr. Marsh said.

You ever hear of slow virus before?"

Björn became a world renowned scientist because of his research on infectious diseases caused by slow viruses.

The new evidence does not allow any estimates of what percentage of Alzheimer's cases may involve a slow virus infection.

But what if kuru was caused by a subacute infection, a "slow virus" like scrapie?

But I talked to the press Of the slow virus mess And invented a name to confound it!"

Paget's disease may be caused by a slow virus infection (i.e., paramyxoviruses) present for many years before symptoms appear.

Yang said, "Perhaps a slow virus?

After learning of Iceland's experience with scrapie, Gajdusek traveled there to study their theories on slow viruses.

Karma is a Slow Virus.

Scott's Valley is a member of the Slow virus family, which has been associated with system slowdowns, although this symptom is unconfirmed.

Hopes of treating these awesome 'slow virus' infections of the brain may rise when the scrapie agent's capsule is breached.

Prions: "atypical slow viruses"

Prusiner's proposition is that it is proteins, not "slow viruses," that are the infectious agent in mad-cow-like diseases.

It is supposed that BIV may have a role in the development of a number of malignant or slow viruses in humans.