Term
Genus: Simplexvirus
Virus Type: Herpes simplex type 1 |
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Definition
| Oral herpes (sometimes genital and neonatal herpes), encephalitis |
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Term
Genus: Simplexvirus
Virus Type: Herpes simplex type 2 |
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Definition
| Genital and neonatal herpes (sometimes oral herpes), meningoencephalitis |
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Term
Genus: Varicellovirus
Virus Type: Varicella-zoster |
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Definition
| Chickenpox (varicella) and shingles (zoster) |
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Term
Genus: Cytomegalovirus
Virus Type: Cytomegaloviruses (salivary gland virus) |
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Definition
| Acute febrile illness; infections in AIDS patients, transplant recipients, and others with reduced immune system function; a leading cause of birth defects. |
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Term
Genus: Roseolovirus
Virus Type: Roseola infantum
(formerly called herpesvirus 6) |
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Definition
| Exanthema subitum (roseola infantum), a common disease of infancy, featuring rash and fever |
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Term
Genus: Lymphocryptovirus
Virus Type: Epstein-Barr virus |
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Definition
| Infectious mononucleosis and Burkitt's lymphoma (cancer of the jaw seen mainly in African children); also linked to Hodgkin's disease (cancer of lymphocytes) and B cell lymphomas, and to nasopharyngeal cancer in Asians |
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Term
Genus: Human herpesvirus 8
Virus Type: Kaposi's sarcoma virus |
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Definition
| Kaposi's sarcoma linked to AIDS |
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