Simplexvirus

noun

Sim·​plex·​vi·​rus ˈsim-ˌpleks-ˌvī-rəs 

: a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses of the family Orthoherpesviridae that usually infect primates including two (HSV-1 and HSV-2) specific for humans and that tend to persist in the host as latent infections in neurons