HERPES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin

Synonyms:

herpes; herpes virus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("herpes" is a kind of...):

animal virus (an animal pathogen that is a virus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herpes"):

herpes simplex; herpes simplex virus (a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system)

herpes zoster; herpes zoster virus (a herpes virus that causes shingles)

EBV; Epstein-Barr virus (the herpes virus that causes infectious mononucleosis; associated with specific cancers in Africa and China)

CMV; cytomegalovirus (any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems)

varicella zoster virus (the member of the herpes virus family that is responsible for chickenpox)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Viral diseases causing eruptions of the skin or mucous membrane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("herpes" is a kind of...):

infectious disease (a disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herpes"):

herpes simplex (an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes)

herpes zoster; shingles; zoster (eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia)

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A neuroattenuated, replication-restricted, ICP34.5 deleted (RL1 gene)-mutant herpes simplex virus (HSV) type I, constructed from wild-type strain 17, with potential oncolytic activity.

(Oncolytic HSV1716, NCI Thesaurus)

As a result, herpes viral DNA synthesis and replication are selectively inhibited.

(Penciclovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A vaccine consisting of an inactivated, Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) viral vector encoding three herpes virus cytomegalovirus (CMV) tumor-associated antigens (TAAs), including UL83 (pp65), UL123 (IE1) and UL122 (IE2), with potential immunostimulating activity.

(Multi-peptide CMV-Modified Vaccinia Ankara Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of penciclovir, a synthetic acyclic guanine derivative with antiviral activity, mainly used to treat infections from herpes simplex virus (HSV) types 1 and 2.

(Penciclovir Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

They are not the same as cold sores, which are caused by herpes simplex.

(Canker Sores, NIH)

CMVpp65, a tegument protein of the herpes virus CMV, is the main viral antigen found in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) after viral infection and may activate cell-mediated immunity.

(CMVpp65-A*0201 Peptide Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A gene viral vector complex comprised of a replication-defective adenovirus and a herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene that activates ganciclovir, causing inhibition of DNA synthesis and apoptosis.

(Adenovirus RSV-TK, NCI Thesaurus)

A dipivoxil formulation of adefovir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Adefovir Dipivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Adefovir, NCI Thesaurus)

The sodium salt form of acyclovir, a synthetic analog of the purine nucleoside, guanosine, with potent antiviral activity against herpes simplex viruses type 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus and other viruses of the herpesvirus family.