Herpesviridae

Introduction: Herpesviridae

Description of Herpesviridae

Herpesviridae: family of enveloped DNA viruses; occur in man, cold-blooded vertebrates, and invertebrates; some may induce neoplasia; transmission is usually by contact but it can occur by other routes.
Source: CRISP

Herpesviridae: A family of enveloped, linear, double-stranded DNA viruses infecting a wide variety of animals. Subfamilies, based on biological characteristics, include: ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; BETAHERPESVIRINAE; and GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE.
Source: MeSH 2007

Herpesviridae: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Herpesviridae:

• Herpesviridae disease
• Heterogeneous
• Family
• Viruses
• Double (20 causes)
• DNA
• Infect
• Type
• Inclusion

Terms associated with Herpesviridae:

Terms Similar to Herpesviridae:

• Mouse Thymic Virus
• Murid herpesvirus 3
• Thymic Group Viruses

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Herpesviridae:

• Herpesvirus 1, Ranid
• Alphaherpesvirinae
• Betaherpesvirinae
• Gammaherpesvirinae
• Ictalurivirus

Source - MeSH 2007

• Alphaherpesvirinae
• Betaherpesvirinae
• Gammaherpesvirinae
• Herpesvirus saimiri
• human herpesvirus 6

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Herpesviridae

• DNA Viruses

Source - MeSH 2007

• DNA virus

Source - CRISP

The term Herpesviridae can be used for:

• herpesvirus 7

Source: CRISP

The description of Herpesviridae may also be used for the following terms:

• herpesvirus

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Herpesviridae

The following list attempts to classify Herpesviridae into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Viruses
  • DNA Viruses
    • Herpesviridae

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Viruses
  • Vertebrate Viruses
    • DNA Viruses
      • Herpesviridae

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