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Definition of Herpesvirus
1. Noun. (biology) Any DNA virus, of the family ''Herpesviridae'', many of which are responsible for diseases such as chickenpox, herpes simplex and shingles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Herpesvirus
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Medical Definition of Herpesvirus
1. Any virus belonging to the family Herpesviridae. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Herpesvirus
Literary usage of Herpesvirus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... on the Poikilothermic herpesvirus of Channel Catfish Disease (40275) ROGER
... the therapeutic aspects of this in mammalian herpesvirus systems cur- y ..."
2. Lymphoma Project Report: Current Issues in Research and Treatment of AIDS by Michael Marco (1995)
"Chang and Moore hypothesize that a new herpesvirus, tentatively named Kaposi's
sarcoma associated herpes virus (KSHV) may be an etiologic agent in the ..."
3. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"It provides rapid virologica! and serological analyses and collaborates in studies
of herpesvirus simiae and B-virus infections in humans and nonhuman ..."
4. The Status of Efforts to Identify Persian Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1999)
"We know that herpesvirus inserts itself directly into the neuron's DNA and stays
in the genome itself, and can alter its behavior. We know that with OPIDN, ..."
5. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Biology of mouse thymic virus, a herpesvirus of mice, and the antigenic relationship
to mouse cytomegalovirus. Infect Immun 1978; 26:1186-1195. 7. ..."
6. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"... a virus called human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and, possibly, human herpesvirus
7 (HHV-7). It is most common in children 6 months to 24 months of age. ..."
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