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3 genera of herpesviridae
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Alphaherpesviruses (HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV)
Betaherpesviruses (CMV) Gammaherpesviruses (EBV KS Virus) |
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Alphaherpesviruses (HSV-1, HSV-2, VZV)
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–Grow rapidly - many are cytolytic
–Latency in sensory neurons |
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Betaherpesviruses (CMV)
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–Cytomegaloviruses (large balloon-like cells)
–Grow slowly –Latency in salivary glands, kidneys, lymphocytes |
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Gammaherpesviruses (EBV KS Virus), Lymphoproliferative diseases
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–Latency in lymphoid cells
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8 human herpesviruses
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•HSV1 (oral - cold sores) (alpha)
•HSV2 (genital herpes) (alpha) •VZV (chicken pox, shingles) (alpha) •CMV (CMV retinitis, organ transplant) (beta) •EBV (mononucleosis, carcinomas) (gamma) •HHV8 (Kaposi’s sarcoma) (gamma) •2 others: HHV6 and 7 - (beta) - no important clinical diseases |