Term Name:	defense response to virus
Synonyms:	antiviral response, defence response to virus, defense response to viruses
Definition:	Reactions triggered in response to the presence of a virus that act to protect the cell or organism.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0051607] QuickGO AmiGO

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is a type of:	defense response to other organism response to virus
has subtype:	antiviral innate immune response RNAi-mediated antiviral immune response suppression of viral release by host
negatively regulated by:	negative regulation of defense response to virus
regulated by:	regulation of defense response to virus