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herpesviridae
Classification:
8 serotypes of human herpes virus [2]
double-stranded DNA viruses including:
1) alpha Herpes (latency in dorsal root ganglion)
a) Herpes simplex virus types 1 & 2
b) Varicella-zoster virus
2) beta Herpes (latency in endothelial cells)
-> Epstein-Barr virus
3) cytomegalovirus
4) human herpes virus 6
5) human herpes virus 7
6) human herpes virus 8
Laboratory:
- Herpes virus identified by culture
- electron microscopy
- size: 150-200 nm
Related
Herpes virus infection
Specific
cytomegalovirus (CMV, human herpesvirus 5, HHV5)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); human herpesvirus 4 (HHV4)
gammaherpesvirinae
Herpes simplex (HSV) or Herpes hominis
human herpesvirus type 6; roseolovirus (HHV-6)
human herpesvirus type 7 (HHV-7)
human herpesvirus type 8; Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (HHV8, KSVK)
pseudorabies virus; Suid herpesvirus 1 (SuHV1)
Varicella [Herpes] zoster virus (VZV); human herpesvirus 3 (HHV3)
General
chronic viral infection
DNA virus
Properties
KINGDOM: virus
GENOME-TYPE: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
DOUBLE-STRANDED
GENOME-SIZE: 120-200 kB
ENVELOPE: PRESENT
CAPSID-SYMMETRY: ICOSAHEDRAL
References
- Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed.
Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 1066-67
- Brady MP (images)
Cutaneous and Mucosal Manifestations of Viral Diseases.
Medscape. March 2017
http://reference.medscape.com/features/slideshow/viral-skin