Preferred Label : herpesvirus 8, human;
MeSH definition : A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients
with AIDS-related and classical Kaposi sarcoma.;
MeSH synonym : herpesvirus, kaposi's sarcoma-associated; kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesviruses; herpesvirus, kaposi sarcoma-associated; herpesvirus, kaposi sarcoma associated; kaposis sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; herpesvirus, kaposis sarcoma-associated; herpesviruses, kaposi's sarcoma-associated; kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus; herpesvirus, kaposi's sarcoma associated; sarcoma-associated herpesviruses, kaposi's; kshv; kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; kaposi's sarcoma associated herpesvirus; sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, kaposi; Human herpesvirus 8; HHV-8;
MeSH annotation : infection: coord IM with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM) or KAPOSI SARCOMA if so specified
by author;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human herpesvirus 8;
UNII : txid37296;
Origin ID : D019288;
UMLS CUI : C0376526;
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- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A species in the genus RHADINOVIRUS, subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from patients
with AIDS-related and classical Kaposi sarcoma.