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MeSH Heading: BK Virus
Tree Number(s): B04.280.210.700.615.100; B04.613.204.670.615.100
Unique ID: D001739
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001739
Annotation: infection: coord IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note: A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.
Entry Term(s): BK polyomavirus; Human Polyomavirus BK; Polyomavirus hominis 1; Polyomavirus, BK
Public MeSH Note: 2002; see POLYOMAVIRUS HOMINIS 1 1994-2001, see BK VIRUS 1991-1993, see POLYOMAVIRUSES 1978-1990, see POLYOMA VIRUS 1975-1977
Online Note: use POLYOMAVIRUS HOMINIS 1 to search BK VIRUS 1975-93
History Note: 2002, 1975-1993
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Concept UI: M0002623
Scope Note: A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.
Terms: BK Virus Preferred Term
Term UI T005064
Date03/04/1993
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Human Polyomavirus BK
Term UI T438294
Date03/07/2001
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); BK polyomavirus
Term UI T438292
Date03/07/2001
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Polyomavirus hominis 1
Term UI T005065
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Polyomavirus, BK
Term UI T438293
Date03/07/2001
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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