General Information of Disease (ID: DIS7YY4P)

Disease Name Viral eye infection
Synonyms
Eye Infection, Viral; Infections, Viral Eye; Viral eye infection; Viral Eye Infection; EYE INFECT VIRAL; Ocular Infection, Viral; Infection, Viral Eye; Ocular Infections, Viral; VIRAL EYE INFECT; Viral Ocular Infection; Viral Ocular Infections; Infection, Viral Ocular; OCULAR INFECT VIRAL; Infections, Viral Ocular; Viral Eye Infections; Eye Infections, Viral; viral eye infection
Definition
Infections of the eye caused by minute intracellular agents. These infections may lead to severe inflammation in various parts of the eye - conjunctiva, iris, eyelids, etc. Several viruses have been identified as the causative agents. Among these are Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Poxvirus, and Myxovirus.
Disease Hierarchy
DISTTJES: Ocular infection
DISFYSIV: Virus infection
DIS7YY4P: Viral eye infection
Disease Identifiers
MONDO ID
MONDO_0020950
MESH ID
D015828
UMLS CUI
C0015407
MedGen ID
8753
SNOMED CT ID
312132001