herpesvirus
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of herpesvirus
First recorded in 1920–25; from New Latin; see origin at herpes, virus
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EBV -- a usually inactive, or latent, herpesvirus -- affects most of the human population; more than 90% of people carry the virus as a passive, typically symptomless infection.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
In addition to asking “Who?” a lot, Sherman pointed out the awkward fact that Flaco’s autopsy indicated that the owl had a severe pigeon herpesvirus when it died.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
That means that, unlike most viral gene therapies, patients can receive multiple treatments with herpesvirus vectors.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 28, 2022
But to be sure Epstein-Barr was the culprit, Ascherio and his colleagues also measured antibodies against cytomegalovirus, another herpesvirus, and found no difference in levels in those who developed MS and those who did not.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 13, 2022
Herpes Zoster Varicella-zoster virus: A herpesvirus that causes chickenpox and shingles.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
Several individuals from England carried inherited forms of HHV-6B, making them the earliest known cases of chromosomally integrated human herpesviruses.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026
Knipe says he became interested in the biology of herpesviruses as an undergraduate while recovering from a bout of mononucleosis.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2023
Influenza, herpesviruses and other viruses can also cause pink eye.
From Scientific American ● May 12, 2023
Many virologists worry the new reviews could delay work with relatively benign agents such as cold viruses, herpesviruses, and viruses modified to treat cancer.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 30, 2023
Latent infections are common with other herpesviruses as well, including the varicella-zoster virus that causes chickenpox.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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