Virus
varicellovirus
Subclass of:
Alphaherpesvirinae
Definitions related to varicellovirus:
  • 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. Varicelloviruses are found in mammals and cause chickenpox and shingles in humans.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE. Its species include those causing CHICKENPOX and HERPES ZOSTER in humans (HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN), as well as several animal viruses.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Varicellovirus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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