Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a family of DNA viruses that form characteristic inclusion bodies within the nuclei of host cells and cause diseases such as chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, herpes simplex, and shingles.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family
Herpetoviridae , including among them such human-disease-causing agents asHerpes simplex virus causing oral and genitalherpes ,varicella-zoster virus (Herpes zoster virus ) causing shingles and chickenpox (varicella),Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing infectious mononucleosis, andCytomegalovirus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology Any
DNA virus , of the family Herpesviridae, many of which are responsible fordiseases such aschickenpox ,herpes simplex andshingles
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
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Examples
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We propose that the major tertiary changes presented in this study reveal a structural basis for an exothermic maturation process probably present in many dsDNA bacteriophage and possibly viruses such as herpesvirus, which share the HK97 subunit fold.
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We propose that the major tertiary changes presented in this study reveal a structural basis for an exothermic maturation process probably present in many dsDNA bacteriophage and possibly viruses such as herpesvirus, which share the HK97 subunit fold. doi: 10.1038 / nature07686
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It is caused by a herpesvirus that spreads easily throughout a flock as well as to neighboring flocks.
Vaccine Science 2010
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After all, the president's own namesake, baby elephant Barack, was not even 1 year old when he was already on the road and making public appearances, and he is now suffering from his second bout of the painful and often deadly elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus.
Bruce Friedrich: Ringling Bros. Circus: Friends in High Places Bruce Friedrich 2011
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On the downside, kissing a child on or around the mouth can transmit your oral bacteria to your child, which can lead to cavities for her down the road see page 100, not to mention the type 1 herpesvirus, or cold sore.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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It does appears to me, however, that in the absence of sustainable pressure through the continued exposure to naturally occurring pathogenic herpesviruses, the oysters have lost their ability to recognize a herpesvirus infection and mount a suitable response to control its replication in the host.
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On the downside, kissing a child on or around the mouth can transmit your oral bacteria to your child, which can lead to cavities for her down the road see page 100, not to mention the type 1 herpesvirus, or cold sore.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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On the downside, kissing a child on or around the mouth can transmit your oral bacteria to your child, which can lead to cavities for her down the road see page 100, not to mention the type 1 herpesvirus, or cold sore.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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On the downside, kissing a child on or around the mouth can transmit your oral bacteria to your child, which can lead to cavities for her down the road see page 100, not to mention the type 1 herpesvirus, or cold sore.
You Raising Your Child Michael F. Roizen 2010
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According to Baylor College of Medicine, elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus is an ancient virus, and every elephant, whether wild or held captive in zoos, has a potential herpes virus inside of them.
Cindy Letchworth: Jade: The Little Elephant That's Fighting A Deadly Virus 2009
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