Herpesviridae

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

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II. Pathophysiology

  1. Double-stranded DNA Virus
  2. Nucleocapsid: 100 nm
  3. Capsomers: 162
  4. Molecular Weight: 100 million daltons

III. 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)

IV. Types: Gammaherpesvirinae

  1. Human Herpes Virus 4: Epstein Barr Virus (Mononucleosis)
  2. Human Herpes Virus 8: Kaposi Sarcoma Associated Herpesvirus

V. Types: Betaherpesvirinae

  1. Human Herpes Virus 5: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  2. Human Herpes Virus 6: Roseola Infantum (Exanthem Subitum)
  3. Human Herpes Virus 7

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