BK virus - CISMeF

Preferred Label : BK virus;

MeSH definition : A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.;

MeSH synonym : bk polyomavirus; polyomavirus bk, human; polyomavirus, bk; polyomavirus hominis 1; human polyomavirus bk;

MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bk virus;

UNII : txid1891762;

Details

Origin ID

D001739;

UMLS CUI

C0005670;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- bk virus [medical devices type]
Record concept(s)
- BK virus [MeSH concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- polyomavirus infections [MeSH Descriptor]
- tumor virus infections [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- BK virus infection [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]

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