VZV

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:affects humans
gptkbp:brand gptkb:Shingrix
gptkb:Varivax
gptkb:Zostavax
gptkbp:category enveloped virus
neurotropic virus
gptkbp:cause gptkb:chickenpox
shingles
gptkbp:complication gptkb:pneumonia
encephalitis
postherpetic neuralgia
bacterial superinfection
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Huckle_Weller
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1954
gptkbp:diseaseBurden global
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Herpesviridae
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom 1954
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Varicella_zoster_virus
gptkbp:genomeType double-stranded DNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Varicellovirus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VZV
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:B02
B01
gptkbp:notableFor glycoprotein B
glycoprotein E
glycoprotein I
glycoprotein H
gptkbp:order gptkb:Herpesvirales
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:Human_herpesvirus_3
HHV-3
gptkbp:primaryInfection gptkb:chickenpox
gptkbp:range humans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Herpes_simplex_virus_1
gptkb:Herpes_simplex_virus_2
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:revival shingles
gptkbp:siteOfLatency gptkb:dorsal_root_ganglia
gptkbp:size approximately 150-200 nm
gptkbp:structure icosahedral capsid
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Alphaherpesvirinae
gptkbp:transmission airborne droplets
direct contact with lesions
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:famciclovir
gptkb:valacyclovir
gptkb:acyclovir
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable true
gptkbp:vaccineType live attenuated
gptkbp:WHOClassification Herpesvirus 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:varicella-zoster_virus
gptkb:Varicella-zoster_virus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6