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"Herpesvirus" Definition

noun

Any of a group of DNA-containing animal viruses that form characteristic inclusion bodies within the nuclei of host cells and cause diseases such as chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, herpes simplex, and shingles.

Source: American Heritage Dictionary

Any of a family () of double-stranded DNA viruses that include the cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus and the causative agents of chicken pox, simplex, Marek's disease, roseola infantum, and shingles.

Source: Merriam-Webster

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