Term Name:	caveolin-mediated endocytosis of virus by host cell
Synonyms:	viral entry into host cell via caveolae-mediated endocytosis, viral entry into host cell via caveolin-mediated endocytosis, viral penetration via caveolae-mediated endocytosis followed by endosome disruption
Definition:	Any caveolin-mediated endocytosis that is involved in the uptake of a virus into a host cell. Begins when material is taken up into plasma membrane caveolae - specialized lipid rafts that form 50-70 nm flask-shaped invaginations of the plasma membrane - which then pinch off to form endocytic caveolar carriers containing the virus.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0075513]    QuickGO    AmiGO