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MeSH Heading: Herpesvirus 3, Human
Tree Number(s): B04.280.382.100.900.460
Unique ID: D014645
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014645
Annotation: infection = VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS INFECTION unless specified as CHICKENPOX or HERPES ZOSTER; consider also ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER
Scope Note: The type species of VARICELLOVIRUS causing CHICKENPOX (varicella) and HERPES ZOSTER (shingles) in humans.
Entry Version: HHV 3
Entry Term(s): Chickenpox Virus; HHV-3; Herpes zoster Virus; Herpesvirus 3 (alpha), Human; Herpesvirus Varicellae; Human Herpesvirus 3; Ocular Herpes zoster Virus; VZ Virus; Varicella-Zoster Virus
Registry Numbers: txid10335
NLM Classification #: QW 165.5.H3
Public MeSH Note: 94; was VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS 1963-93
Online Note: use HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN to search VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS 1966-93
History Note: 94; was VARICELLA-ZOSTER VIRUS 1963-93
Date Established: 1994/01/01
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)

Concept UI: M0022527
Registry Numbers: txid10335
Scope Note: The type species of VARICELLOVIRUS causing CHICKENPOX (varicella) and HERPES ZOSTER (shingles) in humans.
Terms: Herpesvirus 3, Human Preferred Term
Term UI T042849
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Herpesvirus Varicellae
Term UI T000882401
Date06/24/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Human Herpesvirus 3
Term UI T000882402
Date06/24/2015
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002); Chickenpox Virus
Term UI T042843
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Herpes zoster Virus
Term UI T042844
Date01/01/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Ocular Herpes zoster Virus
Term UI T042846
Date12/10/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Varicella-Zoster Virus
Term UI T042847
Date03/02/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Herpesvirus 3 (alpha), Human
Term UI T042848
Date03/02/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); VZ Virus
Term UI T042850
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); HHV-3
Term UI T042851
Date09/26/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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