Herpesviridae: Difference between revisions

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 *A family of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause disease in humans
+*The human herpesviruses are further subdivided into three subfamilies
+**''Alphaherpesvirinae'': dormant in neurons
-==Viruses==
+***HHV-1: [[HSV-1]]
+***HHV-2: [[HSV-2]]
-*Alphaherpesviruses: dormant in neurons
-**HHV-1: [[HSV-1]]
+***HHV-3: [[VZV]]
+***Also remember [[Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1]]
-**HHV-2: [[HSV-2]]
+**''Betaherpesvirinae''
-**HHV-3: [[VZV]]
+***HHV-5: [[CMV]]
-**Also remember [[Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1]]
+***HHV-6 and HHV-7: roseolaviruses
-*Betaherpesviruses
+**''Gammaherpesvirinae'': associated with malignancy
-**HHV-5: [[CMV]]
-**HHV-6 and HHV-7: roseolaviruses
+***HHV-4: [[EBV]]
+***HHV-8: [[Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus]]
-*Gammaherpesviruses: associated with malignancy
-**HHV-4: [[EBV]]
-**HHV-8: [[Kaposi sarcoma–associated herpesvirus]]
 ==Management==