Varicella Zoster Virus

Preferred Label : Varicella Zoster Virus;

NCIt synonyms : Herpes Zoster Virus; Varicella-Zoster Virus 1; HHV3; Human Herpesvirus 3;

NCIt related terms : VZV; Human Alphaherpesvirus 3; HHV-3;

NCIt 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.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species varicella zoster virus.;

UNII : 9885M7D6JP;

Taxon ID : 10335;

Details

Origin ID

C71091;

UMLS CUI

C0042338;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Varicella-Zoster immediate early virus [MeSH concept]
- chickenpox [MedlinePlus Topic]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Varicella zoster virus [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Varicella zoster virus [LOINC component]
- herpesvirus 3, human [MeSH Descriptor]
- herpesvirus 3, human [MeSH concept]
- human herpesvirus 3 [SNOMED Notion]
- varicella zoster virus [EMDN type]
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
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- CDISC SDTM Microorganism Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Biomarker Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NICHD Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Pediatric Immunization Terminology [NCIt concept]

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