National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Varicella Zoster Virus
Synonyms

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS

Varicella Zoster Virus

Herpes Zoster Virus

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3

Human Herpesvirus 3

Human Alphaherpesvirus 3

Varicella-Zoster Virus 1

HHV-3

HHV3

VZV

Definitions

An icosahedral, enveloped virus containing a single molecule of linear double-stranded DNA of 125000 nucleotides that infects only humans. It is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C71091

ALT_DEFINITION

Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species varicella zoster virus.

code

C71091

Concept_In_Subset

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C96388

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CDISC

CTRP

FDA

NICHD

DEFINITION

An icosahedral, enveloped virus containing a single molecule of linear double-stranded DNA of 125000 nucleotides that infects only humans. It is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles.

Display_Name

Varicella Zoster Virus

FDA_UNII_Code

9885M7D6JP

FULL_SYN

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS

Varicella Zoster Virus

Herpes Zoster Virus

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3

Human Herpesvirus 3

Human Alphaherpesvirus 3

Varicella-Zoster Virus 1

HHV-3

HHV3

VZV

label

Varicella Zoster Virus

Legacy Concept Name

Human_Herpesvirus_3

NCBI_Taxon_ID

10335

Preferred_Name

Varicella Zoster Virus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C71091

Semantic_Type

Virus

UMLS_CUI

C0042338

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C112426

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