Human cytomegalovirus

Translingual

Human cytomegalovirus

Proper noun

Human cytomegalovirus

1. A taxonomic species within the genus Cytomegalovirus – a viral pathogen found in 60-70% of adults in industrialized countries (100% in other countries) that causes a variety of diseases, especially in the immunosuppressed.

Synonyms

• (viral pathogen): HCMV, CMV; Human herpesvirus-5, HHV-5

Hypernyms

• (species): Virus - kingdom; dsDNA (Group I); Herpesvirales - order; Herpesviridae - family; Betaherpesviridae - subfamily; Cytomegalovirus - genus

References

• Human cytomegalovirus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Human herpesvirus 5 on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cytomegalovirus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Human herpesvirus 5 at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Human herpesvirus 5 at International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses