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herpesvirus

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herpesvirus, any of the family (Herpesviridae) of common DNA-containing viruses, many of which are associated with human disease. See cytomegalovirus cytomegalovirus , member of the herpesvirus family that can cause serious complications in persons with weakened immune systems. A common virus, it is estimated that up to 80% of Americans carry cytomegalovirus by the time they reach adulthood.
..... Click the link for more information. ; Epstein-Barr virus Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpesvirus that is the major cause of infectious mononucleosis and is associated with a number of cancers, particularly lymphomas in immunosuppressed persons, including persons with AIDS.
..... Click the link for more information. ; herpes simplex herpes simplex , an acute viral infection of the skin characterized by one or more painful, itching blisters filled with clear fluid. It is caused by either of two herpes simplex viruses: Type 1, herpes labialis,
..... Click the link for more information. ; herpes zoster herpes zoster, infection of a ganglion (nerve center) with severe pain and a blisterlike eruption in the area of the nerve distribution, a condition called shingles.
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herpesvirus [′hər‚pēz‚vī·rəs]
(virology)
A major group of deoxyribonucleic acid-containing animal viruses, distinguished by a cubic capsid, enveloped virion, and affinity for the host nucleus as a site of maturation.
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Dirk Dittmer of UNC's School of Medicine writes in a study paper published in the journal PLoS Pathogens in April that the Kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is not only present in every tumor cell, but that the cells also transcribe microRNAs (miRNA) from the virus.
Scientists uncover clues to cancer development in AIDS patients by Asian News International
Although animals of the order Perissodactyla, family Equidae, have previously been considered not susceptible to ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), we show that horses may be infected by this virus.
Ovine herpesvirus 2 infection in foal, Brazil by Costa, Erica A.; Bomfim, Maria Rosa Q.; da Fonseca, Flavio G.; Drumond, Betania P.; Coelho, Fabiana / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Kaposi sarcoma is caused by a herpes virus -- human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8).
Causes of Kaposi's Sarcoma ? by Richard James / Health, general community
 
 
 
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