varicella zoster virus

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:antiviralTreatment gptkb:famciclovir
gptkb:valacyclovir
gptkb:acyclovir
gptkbp:Baltimore_classification Group I (dsDNA viruses)
gptkbp:cause gptkb:chickenpox
shingles
gptkbp:complication gptkb:Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome
gptkb:pneumonia
encephalitis
postherpetic neuralgia
herpes zoster ophthalmicus
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Thomas_Huckle_Weller
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1952
gptkbp:enveloped true
gptkbp:family gptkb:Herpesviridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1950s
gptkbp:firstIsolatedFrom vesicular fluid
gptkbp:genomeSize ~125 kb
gptkbp:genomeType double-stranded DNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Varicellovirus
gptkbp:hasCapsid true
gptkbp:hasLinearGenome true
gptkbp:hasTegument true
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Homo_sapiens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label varicella zoster virus
gptkbp:ICD-10_code gptkb:B02
B01
gptkbp:infects humans
gptkbp:isNotifiableDisease true
gptkbp:latentIn sensory ganglia
gptkbp:order gptkb:Herpesvirales
gptkbp:otherName gptkb:VZV
HHV-3
gptkbp:primaryInfectionCauses gptkb:chickenpox
gptkbp:reactivationCauses shingles
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:herpes_simplex_virus
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:nucleus
gptkbp:shape icosahedral
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Alphaherpesvirinae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
10335
gptkbp:transmissionRoute direct contact
airborne droplets
gptkbp:UniProtID gptkb:P09261
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable true
gptkbp:vaccineType live attenuated
gptkbp:WHOClassification Herpesvirus 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ramsay_Hunt_syndrome
gptkb:herpes_simplex_virus
gptkb:Valtrex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7