Letter S

Slow virus

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<B>1.</B> A virus that has a long incubation period before the onset of a gradually progressive disease.

<B>2.</B> Specifically, one of the Lentivirinae, a subfamily of viruses that are nononcogenic retroviruses such as Visna virus that cause diseases that are characterized by long incubation periods and chronic progressive phases

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