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MeSH Heading: Herpesvirus 2, Human
Tree Number(s): B04.280.382.100.750.440
Unique ID: D018258
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018258
Annotation: infection = HERPES GENITALIS usually; otherwise coordinate with HERPES SIMPLEX or its indentions
Scope Note: A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS associated with genital infections (HERPES GENITALIS). It is transmitted by sexual intercourse and close personal contact.
Entry Version: HHV 2
Entry Term(s): HHV-2; HSV-2; Herpes Simplex Virus 2; Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2; Herpesvirus 2 (alpha), Human; Human Herpesvirus 2
Registry Numbers: txid10310
Previous Indexing: Simplexvirus (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
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: M0027487
Registry Numbers: txid10310
Scope Note: A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS associated with genital infections (HERPES GENITALIS). It is transmitted by sexual intercourse and close personal contact.
Terms: Herpesvirus 2, Human Preferred Term
Term UI T054549
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Herpes Simplex Virus 2
Term UI T054547
Date03/29/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
Term UI T496121
Date05/31/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Herpesvirus 2 (alpha), Human
Term UI T054548
Date03/29/1993
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); HHV-2
Term UI T054550
Date09/26/1996
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); HSV-2
Term UI T407357
Date02/17/2000
LexicalTag ACR
ThesaurusID NLM (2001); Human Herpesvirus 2
Term UI T432575
Date01/08/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2002)

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