BK Virus

"BK Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A species of POLYOMAVIRUS apparently infecting over 90% of children but not clearly associated with any clinical illness in childhood. The virus remains latent in the body throughout life and can be reactivated under certain circumstances.

Descriptor ID	D001739
MeSH Number(s)	B04.280.210.620.615.100 B04.613.204.670.615.100
Concept/Terms	BK Virus BK Virus Polyomavirus, BK Polyomavirus hominis 1 BK polyomavirus Human Polyomavirus BK Polyomavirus BK, Human

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "BK Virus".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
DNA Viruses [B04.280]
DNA Tumor Viruses [B04.280.210]
Polyomaviridae [B04.280.210.620]
Polyomavirus [B04.280.210.620.615]
BK Virus [B04.280.210.620.615.100]
Oncogenic Viruses [B04.613]
DNA Tumor Viruses [B04.613.204]
Polyomaviridae [B04.613.204.670]
Polyomavirus [B04.613.204.670.615]
BK Virus [B04.613.204.670.615.100]

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