Virus
rhinovirus a
Definitions related to rhinovirus a:
  • A species of non-enveloped, spherical viruses with a capsid with quasi T=3 icosahedral symmetry in the Picornaviridae family and Enterovirus genus. The genome is composed of single-stranded, positive-sense RNA. Rhinovirus A is found in humans and causes respiratory infections and the common cold. Rhinovirus A is transmitted via direct person-to-person contact and aerosols of respiratory droplets.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Rhinovirus A.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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