GB virus C
Pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human diseasePegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease
Origin
named after a surgeon, G. Barker, who fell ill in 1966 with a non-A non-B hepatitis, at thnamed after a surgeon, G. Barker, who fell ill in 1966 with a non-A non-B hepatitis, at the time thought to be caused by a new, infectious hepatic virus
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Synonyms
2 synonymsformer name:hepatitis G virus
HPgV
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable