Macacine herpesvirus 1, also known as B virus, is an alpha-herpesvirus that naturally infects Asiatic macaques. It is transmitted by exposure to contaminated bodily fluids. In macaques, the infection is similar to that of HSV-1 and HSV-2 in humans and serious disease is rare. However, in humans, it invades the central nervous system and causes serious encephalitis with a fatality rate greater than 70%.
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Viral infectious disease
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Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections characterised by skin or mucous membrane lesions
1F00 Herpes simplex infections
H00387 B virus infection
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by dsDNA viruses
H00387 B virus infection
