Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine

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Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine


A species of SIMPLEXVIRUS that causes vesicular lesions of the mouth in monkeys. When the virus is transmitted to man it causes an acute encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, which is nearly always fatal.


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