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GB virus C

GB virus C noun: pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease.

Noun

GB virus C (uncountable)

  1. Pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease
    Synonyms:
    HPgV, hepatitis G virus

Synonyms of GB virus C

Forms of GB virus C

alternative formGBV-C

Origin of GB virus C

named after a surgeon, G. Barker, who fell ill in 1966 with a non-A non-B hepatitis, at the time thought to be caused by a new, infectious hepatic virus

Questions about GB virus C

What does GB virus C mean?
GB virus C means pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease.
What part of speech is GB virus C?
GB virus C is a noun.

Words near GB virus C in the dictionary

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  2. GB
  3. GB galaxies
  4. GB galaxy
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  6. GB virus C
  7. Gb/s
  8. GB/T
  9. GBA
  10. Gbadolite
  11. Gbagyi

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