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JC virus

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Etymology 1

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After the patient, John Cunningham, in whom ZuRhein and Chou identified this virus in 1965 by electron microscopy.

Noun

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JC virus (plural JC viruses)

  1. A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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JC virus (plural JC viruses)

  1. Jamestown Canyon virus
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