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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. virus Virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> consists mainly of a capsid (capsule chamber) containing viral DNA or RNA. Viruses have no cells, but reproduce by inserting into living cells the viral DNA or RNA, which then uses cellular mechanisms to create new viruses. Viruses cause many diseases in all other types of organisms; some can even infect instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bacterium</a>. Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> excludes prions, bacteria, rickettsia, and protists. viruses viralest virii viraler viral Virus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-viral-adjective-1 http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-virus-noun-1 the Oropouche virus Oropouche-Virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvqJgApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oropouche</a> Virus Disease. The collection of all coronaviruses. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwISztJbdQdeQ-vEPkZIG3w" class="cyc_term">Coronavirus</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9IF6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VirusType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVian5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalGenus</a>. Coronavirus coronavirus RNAVirus RNA virus The specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> and a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9IF6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VirusType</a>s that contain RNA as their basic genetic material. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rCoDMgN1AQdaVGuxjeW4uUA" class="cyc_term">Retrovirus</a> is one of the best known specializations of this group, but not all members of this group use reverse transcriptase. Onyong-Nyong-Virus The virus that causes O'nyong-nyong disease (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwCTSMJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Onyong_Nyong</a>). the Onyong-nyong virus VaricellaZoster-Virus varicella zoster virus The specification of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1Tg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChickenPox</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvbWp0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Shingles_Ailment</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvjyIg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hantaan_Virus</a> is the type of virus that causes instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwGXoUpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hantaan</a>. Hantaan-Virus the Hantaan virus ViralBioAgent The collection of <font color="#ff0000">#$BiologicalAgents</font> that are also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>es. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwH78uZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ViralBioAgent</a> is an important instance <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvawguZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalAgentType</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyj7xZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BacterialBioAgent</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvi_eYZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FungalBioAgent</a>. viral agent the Marburg virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwS0NhpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Marburg_Virus</a> is the type of virus that causes instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvyhpXZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Marburg</a>, a severe hemorrhagic fever. Marburg-Virus JuninHemorrhagicFever-Virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwKPHWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">JuninHemorrhagicFever_Virus</a> is the type of virus that causes instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwRvtY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">JuninHemorrhagicFever</a> (q.v.). Junin Hemorrhagic Fever virus Bunyaviridae virus BunyaviridaeVirus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv5HO2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">NewcastleDisease</a>. Paramyxovirus1 Paramyxovirus 1 the Dengue Fever virus The collection of all of thie instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that cause <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwE_PB5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DengueFever</a>. DengueFever-Virus Measles-Virus The specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1JDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Measles</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. measles-virus EasternEquineEncephalitis-Virus the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwOTZ2JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EasternEquineEncephalitis</a>. The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv3xM2ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Chikungunya</a>. ChikungunyaVirus the chikungunya virus Rabies-Virus The virus that that causes the disease <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1GeJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rabies</a> (sometimes known as 'Lyssa'), distinctively bulletshaped and belonging to the order Mononegavirales. the Rabies virus the Kyasanur virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvZK6dpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KyasanurForestDisease_Virus</a> is the type of virus that causes instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvhCkg5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">KyasanurForestDisease</a>. KyasanurForestDisease-Virus Arbovirus Arthropod-borne virus The collection of all Arthropod-borne viruses. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4r6Rl9Eo1gQdiSPudPqME-WA" class="cyc_term">Arbovirus</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9IF6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VirusType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. RiftValleyFever-Virus the Rift Valley Fever virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvbP5JZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RiftValleyFever_Virus</a> is a type of virus that causes instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwNwRlJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RiftValleyFever</a>. The virus that is responsible for causing cases of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwMCWiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RussianSpring_SummerEncephalitis</a>. the Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus RussianSpring-SummerEncephalitisVirus The collection of all polio. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rWNGQjiwLQdidIL5INT40gw" class="cyc_term">PolioVirus</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv9IF6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VirusType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. PolioVirus polio MonkeyPox-Virus the Monkey Pox virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwKClDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MonkeyPox</a> (Orthopoxvirus Disease). the Yellow Fever virus YellowFever-Virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvwvcpZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">YellowFever</a>. Pneumovirus A genus of viruses whose instances cause respiratory infections. Pneumovirus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvfWg95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Smallpox_Virus</a> is a virus of the type that causes smallpox (see the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwBgOQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SmallpoxInfection</a>). Smallpox-Virus smallpox virus Bacteriophage Bacteriophage virus Also called "phages", this is a type of virus which specifically attacks bacteria. LaCrosseEncephalitisVirus La Crosse Encephalitis Virus The virus responsible for causing cases of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwDXMhJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LaCrosseEncephalitisInfection</a>. EbolaVirus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv0JyV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EbolaVirus</a> is a member of a family of RNA viruses known as filoviruses. When magnified several thousand times by an electron microscope, these viruses have the appearance of long filaments or threads. Ebola virus was discovered in 1976 and was named for a river in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQCMypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo</a> (then Zaire), where it was first detected. Causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwJqMr5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EbolaHemorrhagicFeverInfection</a>s. The natural animal host, if there is one, is currently unknown. the Ebola Virus WesternEquineEncephalitis-Virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rveqqUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternEquineEncephalitis</a>. the Western Equine Encephalitis virus The specification of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1MrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rubella</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. rubella-virus Rubella-Virus the Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis virus LymphocyticChoriomeningitis-Virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv8WqgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LymphocyticChoriomeningitis</a>. DNA virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>. Each instance of this collection contains DNA which it uses as its primary genetic material. DNAVirus The virus that causes Guanarito Hemorrhagic Fever (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvmSlGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GuanaritoHemorrhagicFever</a>). GuanaritoHemorrhagicFever-Virus the Guanarito Hemorrhagic Fever virus mumps-virus Mumps-Virus The specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1HVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mumps</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rIcwFloGUQdeMlsOWYLFB2w" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis-Virus the Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvefLiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VenezuelanEquineEncephalitis</a>. RocioVirus the Rocio virus The virus that causes RocioEncephalitis. Louping-Ill-Virus the Louping Ill virus The virus that causes the disease <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv1KEgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Louping_Ill</a>. The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> that can cause some type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv2VYmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ViralHepatitis</a>. hepatitis virus HepatitisVirus VesicularStomatitisFever-Virus The virus that causes VesicularStomatitisFever. the Vesicular Stomatitis Fever virus the Japanese Encephalitis virus JapaneseEncephalitis-Virus The virus that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvjVgppwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">JapaneseEncephalitis</a>. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString virus Virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> consists mainly of a capsid (capsule chamber) containing viral DNA or RNA. Viruses have no cells, but reproduce by inserting into living cells the viral DNA or RNA, which then uses cellular mechanisms to create new viruses. Viruses cause many diseases in all other types of organisms; some can even infect instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bacterium</a>. Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> excludes prions, bacteria, rickettsia, and protists. Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. OrganismByTaxonomicKingdom-Biology-Topic organism by taxonomic kingdom biology topic virus Virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> consists mainly of a capsid (capsule chamber) containing viral DNA or RNA. Viruses have no cells, but reproduce by inserting into living cells the viral DNA or RNA, which then uses cellular mechanisms to create new viruses. Viruses cause many diseases in all other types of organisms; some can even infect instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bacterium</a>. Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> excludes prions, bacteria, rickettsia, and protists. OrganismClassificationType type of organism A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjE1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a> (q.v.), where membership in that sub-collection is determined by satisfaction of some set of classificatory criteria accepted by some scientific community. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> may or may not correspond to naive categories of organisms, and, in addition, although they are scientific, they might not be officially accepted biological taxons at the standard taxonomic levels (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Invertebrate</a>, for example, is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a>, but _not_ a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a> (q.v.)). Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> is _not_ an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a>, since there are scientific classifications along different dimensions. Many specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> are, however, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViA4pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SiblingDisjointCollectionType</a>. Microorganism microorganism A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViRrJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MicroscopicScaleObject</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjE1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a> is an organism too small to be seen by humans without the aid of a microscope. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProkaryoticCell</a>. SpatiallyDisjointObjectType type of object whose instances do not physically overlap A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name virus Virus A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> consists mainly of a capsid (capsule chamber) containing viral DNA or RNA. Viruses have no cells, but reproduce by inserting into living cells the viral DNA or RNA, which then uses cellular mechanisms to create new viruses. Viruses cause many diseases in all other types of organisms; some can even infect instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjU-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bacterium</a>. Note that <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViXQpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Virus</a> excludes prions, bacteria, rickettsia, and protists.