Organisms

Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1

A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS that causes vesicular lesions of the mouth in monkeys. When the virus is transmitted to man it causes an acute encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, which is nearly always fatal.

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Abstract

A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS that causes vesicular lesions of the mouth in monkeys. When the virus is transmitted to man it causes an acute encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, which is nearly always fatal.

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Synonyms

20 entry terms
  • B Virus
  • Herpes B Virus
  • Herpes Virus B
  • Herpesvirus 1 (alpha), Cercopithecine
  • Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine
  • Herpesvirus B
  • Herpesvirus Simiae
  • Macacine Herpesvirus 1
  • Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1
  • Monkey B Virus
  • Simian Herpesvirus
  • B Viruses
  • Herpes B Viruses
  • Herpesvirus 1, Macacine
  • Herpesvirus, Simian
  • Herpesviruses, Simian
  • Monkey B Viruses
  • Simiae, Herpesvirus
  • Simian Herpesviruses
  • alphaherpesvirus 1, Macacine

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS

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History Note

94; was HERPESVIRUS SIMIAE 1991-93; was HERPESVIRUS SIMIAN B see under HERPESVIRIDAE 1981-90 & see under HERPESVIRUSES 1971-80 (Prov 1971-74); HERPESVIRUS SIMIAN B was see HERPESVIRUS SIMIAE 1991-93

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Previous Indexing

  • Herpesviridae (1966-1970)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006568. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006568
  2. Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_virus
  3. Cercopithecine Herpesvirus 1. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1330599