Organisms

Cytomegalovirus

A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.

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Abstract

A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS.

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  • Salivary Gland Viruses
  • Cytomegaloviruses
  • Salivary Gland Virus
  • Virus, Salivary Gland
  • Viruses, Salivary Gland
  • HHV 5
  • Herpesvirus 5 (beta), Human
  • Herpesvirus 5, Human
  • Human Herpesvirus 5

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS

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History Note

94; was CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-93; SALIVARY GLAND VIRUSES was see under CYTOMEGALOVIRUSES 1966-78

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QW 165.5.H3

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cytomegalovirus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003587. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003587
  2. Cytomegalovirus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cytomegalovirus
  3. Cytomegalovirus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6946