"Virus Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
	which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
	
	
		
			
			
				A general term for diseases caused by viruses.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D014777
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 C02 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							Virus Diseases- Virus Diseases
 - Disease, Virus
 - Diseases, Virus
 - Virus Disease
 - Viral Diseases
 - Disease, Viral
 - Diseases, Viral
 - Viral Disease
 - Viral Infections
 - Infection, Viral
 - Infections, Viral
 - Viral Infection
 - Virus Infections
 - Infection, Virus
 - Infections, Virus
 - Virus Infection
 
  
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				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Virus Diseases".
				
			 
			
			
				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Virus Diseases".
				
					
						- Virus Diseases
 - Arbovirus Infections
 - Bronchiolitis, Viral
 - Central Nervous System Viral Diseases
 - Coinfection
 - DNA Virus Infections
 - Encephalitis, Viral
 - Eye Infections, Viral
 - Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
 - Hepatitis, Viral, Animal
 - Hepatitis, Viral, Human
 - Opportunistic Infections
 - Pneumonia, Viral
 - RNA Virus Infections
 - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
 - Skin Diseases, Viral
 - Slow Virus Diseases
 - Tumor Virus Infections
 - Viremia
 - Zoonoses
 
					
				 
			 
		 
	 
 
                                        
                                            
	
	
		
			
			
					
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Virus Diseases" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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Perspectives on mechanistic implications of ROS inducers for targeting viral infections. Eur J Pharmacol. 2021 Jan 05; 890:173621.
															
								 
							
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Outcomes of Isolated Neutropenia Referred to Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic. Pediatrics. 2020 10; 146(4).
															
								 
							
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Management of Acute Idiopathic (Viral) Pericarditis in the Emergency Department: A Review for the Nursing Professional. Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2020 Jan/Mar; 42(1):17-29.
															
								 
							
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Viral ecosystem: An epidemiological hypothesis. Rev Med Virol. 2019 07; 29(4):e2053.
															
								 
							
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Implementation of a rapid influenza A/B and RSV direct molecular assay improves emergency department oseltamivir use in paediatric patients. J Med Microbiol. 2018 Mar; 67(3):358-363.
															
								 
							
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Check point inhibitors as therapies for infectious diseases. Curr Opin Immunol. 2017 Oct; 48:61-67.
															
								 
							
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Early postoperative fever workup in children: utilization and utility. J Pediatr Surg. 2018 Jul; 53(7):1295-1300.
															
								 
							
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Identification of a Sjögren's syndrome susceptibility locus at OAS1 that influences isoform switching, protein expression, and responsiveness to type I interferons. PLoS Genet. 2017 Jun; 13(6):e1006820.
															
								 
							
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PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO SELECTED VIRUSES AND PARASITES IN INTRODUCED AND ENDEMIC CARNIVORES IN WESTERN MADAGASCAR. J Wildl Dis. 2016 07; 52(3):544-52.
															
								 
							
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Pharmacotherapeutic considerations for using colchicine to treat idiopathic pericarditis in the USA. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2015 Oct; 15(5):295-306.