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MeSH Heading: Cytomegalovirus
Tree Number(s): B04.280.382.150.150
Unique ID: D003587
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003587
Annotation: infection = CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS
Scope Note: A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.
Entry Term(s): HHV 5; Herpesvirus 5 (beta), Human; Herpesvirus 5, Human; Human Herpesvirus 5; Salivary Gland Viruses
NLM Classification #: QW 165.5.H3
Public MeSH Note: 94; was CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-93; SALIVARY GLAND VIRUSES was see under CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-78
Online Note: use CYTOMEGALOVIRUS to search CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-93 & SALIVARY GLAND VIRUSES 1966-78.
History Note: 94; was CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-93; SALIVARY GLAND VIRUSES was see under CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-78
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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: M0005606
Scope Note: Type species of CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.
Terms: Herpesvirus 5, Human Preferred Term
Term UI T010440
Date03/05/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Herpesvirus 5 (beta), Human
Term UI T010439
Date03/05/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); HHV 5
Term UI T010441
Date04/12/1994
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1995); Human Herpesvirus 5
Term UI T433608
Date01/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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