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HERPES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of the animal viruses that cause painful blisters on the skin
Synonyms:
Classified under:
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)
Context examples:
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.
(Acyclovir Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
