Definition: 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.
infection: coord IM with HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
Other names Simian Herpesvirus; Monkey B Virus; Herpesvirus simiae; Herpesvirus B; Herpesvirus 1 (alpha), Cercopithecine; Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1; B Virus; Simian Herpesviruses; Monkey B Viruses; Herpesviruses, Simian; Herpesvirus, Simian; Herpes B Viruses; B Viruses; Herpes Virus B; Herpes B Virus
