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Herpesviridae
(redirected from Human herpes virus)

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Herpesviridae [‚hər·pēz′vir·ə‚dī]
(virology)
A family of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)-containing viruses characterized by enveloped virions containing one molecule of double-stranded linear DNA wrapped around an associated spool-shaped protein inside an icosahedron. It includes subfamilies Alphaherpesvirinae (herpes simplex virus group), Betaherpesvirinae (cytomegalovirus group), and Gammaherpesvirinae (lymphoproliferative virus group).


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Not examine many cancers are Kaposi''s sarcoma caused by a virus is the result of being infected with the virus human herpes virus 8 It is named after Moritz Kaposi Hungarian scientist who discovered over a century earlier.
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