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Herpesviridae

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Herpesviridae, Herpesviridae Infection, Herpes Family of Viruses, Herpesvirus, Human Herpes Virus, Alphaherpesvirus, Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirus, Gammaherpesvirinae

  • Pathophysiology
  1. Double-stranded DNA Virus
  2. Nucleocapsid: 100 nm
  3. Capsomers: 162
  4. Molecular Weight: 100 million daltons
  • Types
  • Alphaherpesvirinae
  1. Simplexvirus (Herpes Simplex Virus)
    1. Human Herpes Virus 1: Oral Herpes
    2. Human Herpes Virus 2: Genital Herpes
  2. Human Herpes Virus 3: Zoster Virus (Varicellovirus)
    1. Initial: Varicella Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox)
    2. Reactivation: Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
  • Types
  • Gammaherpesvirinae
  1. Human Herpes Virus 4: Epstein Barr Virus (Mononucleosis)
  2. Human Herpes Virus 8: Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus
  • Types
  • Betaherpesvirinae
  1. Human Herpes Virus 5: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  2. Human Herpes Virus 6: Roseola Infantum (Exanthem Subitum)
  3. Human Herpes Virus 7