Simplex Virus

**Semantic type:** Virus

**Definition:** A genus of enveloped, spherical or pleomorphic viruses with a capsid with T=16 icosahedral symmetry and surrounded by amorphous tegument, in the family Herpesviridae. The genome is composed of monopartite, linear double-stranded DNA. Simplexviruses are found in humans and mammals, may remain latent in neurons and cause skin blisters and mucosal ulcers in humans.

**Synonyms:** - HHV - HSV - HSV - Herpes Simplex Virus - SIMPLEXVIRUS - herpes simplex virus - human herpesvirus