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MeSH Heading: Herpesvirus 4, Human
Tree Number(s): B04.280.210.400.500.450; B04.280.382.400.500.400; B04.613.204.500.500.400
Unique ID: D004854
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004854
Annotation: infection = EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS or its indentions
Scope Note: The type species of LYMPHOCRYPTOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans. It is thought to be the causative agent of INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS and is strongly associated with oral hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY;), BURKITT LYMPHOMA; and other malignancies.
Entry Version: HHV 4
Entry Term(s): Burkitt Herpesvirus; Burkitt Lymphoma Virus; Burkitt's Lymphoma Virus; E-B Virus; EBV; Epstein-Barr Virus; HHV-4; Herpesvirus 4 (gamma), Human; Human Herpesvirus 4; Infectious Mononucleosis Virus
Registry Numbers: txid10376
NLM Classification #: QW 165.5.H3
Previous Indexing: Herpesviridae (1966-1968); specific disease/microbiology (1966-1968)
See Also: Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Public MeSH Note: 94; was EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS 1978-93; was BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA VIRUS 1973-77
Online Note: use HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN to search EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS 1978-93 & BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA VIRUS 1969-77 (as Prov 1969-72)
History Note: 94; was EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS 1978-93; was BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA VIRUS 1969-77 (Prov 1969-72)
Date Established: 1973/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
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)

Viruses [B04]
- DNA Viruses [B04.280]
  - DNA Tumor Viruses [B04.280.210]
    - Gammaherpesvirinae [B04.280.210.400]
      - Lymphocryptovirus [B04.280.210.400.500]
        
        Herpesvirus 4, Human [B04.280.210.400.500.450]

Viruses [B04]
- DNA Viruses [B04.280]
  - Herpesviridae [B04.280.382]
    - Gammaherpesvirinae [B04.280.382.400]
      - Lymphocryptovirus [B04.280.382.400.500]
        
        Herpesvirus 4, Human [B04.280.382.400.500.400]

Viruses [B04]
- Oncogenic Viruses [B04.613]
  - DNA Tumor Viruses [B04.613.204]
    - Gammaherpesvirinae [B04.613.204.500]
      - Lymphocryptovirus [B04.613.204.500.500]
        
        Herpesvirus 4, Human [B04.613.204.500.500.400]

Herpesvirus 4, Human Preferred

Concept UI: M0007615
Registry Numbers: txid10376
Scope Note: The type species of LYMPHOCRYPTOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting B-cells in humans. It is thought to be the causative agent of INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS and is strongly associated with oral hairy leukoplakia (LEUKOPLAKIA, HAIRY;), BURKITT LYMPHOMA; and other malignancies.
Terms: Herpesvirus 4, Human Preferred Term
Term UI T014815
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1969); Burkitt Herpesvirus
Term UI T014807
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Burkitt Lymphoma Virus
Term UI T014809
Date01/27/1977
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Burkitt's Lymphoma Virus
Term UI T014808
Date02/20/1997
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); E-B Virus
Term UI T014813
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); EBV
Term UI T014810
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Epstein-Barr Virus
Term UI T014811
Date03/03/1993
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Herpesvirus 4 (gamma), Human
Term UI T014814
Date03/26/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); HHV-4
Term UI T014816
Date09/26/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Human Herpesvirus 4
Term UI T433761
Date01/22/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Infectious Mononucleosis Virus
Term UI T014812
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Herpesvirus 4, Human MeSH Descriptor Data 2025