B virus

== English == === Etymology === Named after young physician Dr. William Bartlet Brebner, whose death from the virus following a macaque bite in 1932 led to the discovery of the virus. === Noun === B virus (uncountable) (virology) A virus of the genus Simplexvirus that infects macaques and can very rarely cause zoonotic infection in humans that is highly fatal if untreated. ==== Synonyms ==== herpes B virus