Hendra Virus Definition

hĕndrə
noun
A paramyxovirus that causes respiratory illness and encephalitis in humans and is transmitted primarily from horses.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Hendra Virus

  • After Hendra a suburb of Brisbane, Australia, where the first known outbreak of the virus in horses and humans occurred

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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