Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Herpesvirus 1, Human MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Herpesvirus 1, Human
Tree Number(s)
B04.280.382.100.750.390
Unique ID
D018259
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018259
Annotation
infection: coordinate with HERPES SIMPLEX or its indentions
Scope Note
The type species of SIMPLEXVIRUS causing most forms of non-genital herpes simplex in humans. Primary infection occurs mainly in infants and young children and then the virus becomes latent in the dorsal root ganglion. It then is periodically reactivated throughout life causing mostly benign conditions.
Entry Version
HHV 1
Entry Term(s)
HHV-1
HSV-1
Herpes Simplex Virus 1
Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1
Herpesvirus 1 (alpha), Human
Human Herpesvirus 1
Registry Numbers
txid10298
Previous Indexing
Simplexvirus (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/04
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Herpesvirus 1, Human Preferred
page delivered in 0.13s