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Human Herpesvirus 3
Definition 1
An icosahedral, enveloped virus containing a single molecule of linear double-stranded DNA of 125000 nucleotides that infects only humans. It is the causative agent of chickenpox and shingles. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Human Herpesvirus 3. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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