Slow Virus Diseases

Diseases of viral origin, characterized by incubation periods of months to years, insidious onset of clinical manifestations, and protracted clinical course. Though the disease process is protracted, viral multiplication may not be unusually slow. Conventional viruses produce slow virus diseases such as SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL), and AIDS. Diseases produced by unconventional agents were originally considered part of this group. They are now called PRION DISEASES.

Year introduced: 1972(1968)

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Tree Number(s): C01.925.839

MeSH Unique ID: D012897

Entry Terms:

• Disease, Slow Virus
• Diseases, Slow Virus
• Slow Virus Disease
• Virus Disease, Slow
• Virus Diseases, Slow

Previous Indexing:

• Virus Diseases (1966-1967)

See Also:

• Prion Diseases

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Diseases Category
Infections
Virus Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
AIDS-Related Complex
Aleutian Mink Disease
Equine Infectious Anemia
Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Leukoencephalopathy, Progressive Multifocal
Pneumonia, Progressive Interstitial, of Sheep
Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Visna