National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Simplexvirus

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C112419

ALT_DEFINITION

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Simplexvirus.

A type of virus that causes herpes infections and has DNA as its genetic material. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses. Infections with type 1 viruses cause cold sores on the lips or nostrils. Infections with type 2 viruses cause sores on the genitals (external and internal sex organs and glands).

code

C112419

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85491

Contributing_Source

CDISC

DEFINITION

A genus of enveloped, spherical or pleomorphic viruses with a capsid with T=16 icosahedral symmetry and surrounded by amorphous tegument, in the family Herpesviridae. The genome is composed of monopartite, linear double-stranded DNA. Simplexviruses are found in humans and mammals, may remain latent in neurons and cause skin blisters and mucosal ulcers in humans.

FULL_SYN

Herpes Simplex Virus

HHV

Human Herpes Simplex Virus

HSV

human herpesvirus

label

Simplexvirus

NCBI_Taxon_ID

10294

Preferred_Name

Simplexvirus

prefixIRI

C112419

prefLabel

Simplexvirus

Semantic_Type

Virus

UMLS_CUI

C0206558

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C14217

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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018139 Medical Subject Headings LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_10294 Human Disease Ontology 123 LOOM