adenovirus
adenovirus One of a group of DNA-containing viruses found in rodents, fowl, cattle, monkeys, and humans. In humans they produce acute respiratory-tract infections with symptoms resembling those of the common cold. They are also implicated in the formation of tumours (see oncogenic).
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