Sim·plex·vi·rus
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Medical Definition of Simplexvirus
: a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses of the family Herpesviridae 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
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“Simplexvirus.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Simplexvirus. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
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