JC virus


JC vi·rus

a human polyomavirus, family Papovaviridae, of worldwide distribution that produces infections that are usually subclinical in immunocompetent people, but is associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the immunosuppressed. [initials of patient from whom first isolated]

JC vi·rus

(vīrŭs) Human polyomavirus of worldwide distribution that produces infections that are usually subclinical in immunocompetent people, but is associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the immunosuppressed.

JC virus

A DNA papovavirus that causes progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in immunosuppressed patients. It is carried asymptomatically by a large percentage of the population. See also: virus