Found 2 items, similar to herpes simplex virus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: herpes simplex virus herpes simplex virus n : a herpes virus that affects the skin and nervous system [syn: herpes simplex]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Herpes simplex virus Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.) any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family Herpetoviridae, including among them such human-disease-causing agents as Herpes simplex virus causing oral and genital herpes, varicella-zoster virus (Herpes zoster virus) causing shingles and chickenpox (varicella), Epstein-Barr virus (EB virus) causing infectious mononucleosis, and Cytomegalovirus. [PJC]