Monarch Disease Ontology entry MONDO_0005120 (Drosophila C virus infection) is a virus infection induced by Drosophila C virus (DCV) which is a positive-sense RNA virus belonging to the Dicistroviridae family. This natural pathogen of the model organism Drosophila melanogaster is commonly used to investigate antiviral host-defense in flies, which involves both RNA interference and inducible responses. Also known as: Drosophila C virus caused disease or disorder, Drosophila C virus disease or disorder, Drosophila C virus infectious disease.