Human cytomegalovirus
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Translingual
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Proper noun
[edit]- 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
[edit]- (viral pathogen): HCMV, CMV; Human herpesvirus-5, HHV-5
Hypernyms
[edit]- (species): Virus - kingdom; dsDNA (Group I); Herpesvirales - order; Herpesviridae - family; Betaherpesviridae - subfamily; Cytomegalovirus - genus
References
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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
