Found 2 items, similar to herpes zoster virus.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: herpes zoster virus herpes zoster virus n : a herpes virus that causes shingles [syn: herpes zoster]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Herpes zoster 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] Herpes zoster virus \Her"pes zos`ter vir*us\, n. (Med.) same as varicella-zoster virus. [PJC]