herpesvirus

herpesvirus
/herr"peez vuy'reuhs/, n., pl. herpesviruses.
a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles. Cf. herpes simplex, varicella-zoster virus, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus.
[1920-25; < NL; see HERPES, VIRUS]

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