MeSH definition : A species of POLYOMAVIRUS, originally isolated from the brain of a patient with progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient's initials J.C. gave the virus its name.
Infection is not accompanied by any apparent illness but serious demyelinating disease
can appear later, probably following reactivation of latent virus.;
MeSH synonym : polyomavirus hominis 2; jc polyomavirus; polyomavirus, jc; human polyomavirus jc; polyomavirus jc, human; John Cunningham Virus; Virus, John Cunningham;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with JAMESTOWN CANYON VIRUS see ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CALIFORNIA; infection:
coordinate IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) but
consider also LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL;
A species of POLYOMAVIRUS, originally isolated from the brain of a patient with progressive
multifocal leukoencephalopathy. The patient's initials J.C. gave the virus its name.
Infection is not accompanied by any apparent illness but serious demyelinating disease
can appear later, probably following reactivation of latent virus.