Noun
JC virus (plural JC viruses)
A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
JC virus (plural JC viruses)
Jamestown Canyon virus
Cause JC virus infection The cause of PML is a type of polyomavirus called the JC virus (JCV), after the initials of the person from whose tissue the virus was first successfully cultured. Source: Internet
JC virus is harmless except in cases of weakened immune systems. Source: Internet
Related to these investigations is the development of a test for JC virus antibodies, which might help to determine who is at greater risk of developing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy when taking natalizumab. Source: Internet