Herpesviridae is a large family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in animals, including humans. The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. The family name is derived from the Greek word herpein (`to creep`), referring to the latent, recurring infections typical of this group of viruses. Herpesviridae can cause latent or lytic i.....
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<virology> Family of DNA-containing viruses that infect a wide range of vertebrates, in humans, members of this family are responsible for chickenpox, oral & genital herpes, and mononucleosis. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(hur″pēz-vi´rĭ-de) the herpesviruses, a large family of DNA viruses; the strains affecting humans are called human herpesviruses and cause herpes simplex, herpes zoster, chickenpox, infectious mononucleosis, and cytomegalic inclusion disease. There are three subfamilies, Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, ...
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A group of large DNA viruses: Herpes simplex causes cold-sores and genital herpes; Varicella-zoster causes chicken-pox and shingles; cytomegalovirus causes congenital abnormalities and is an opportunistic pathogen; Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) causes glandular fever. Herpes simplex type 2 and EBV are associated with human tumours (cervical carcinoma for the former and Burkitt's lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the case of EBV). Herpes simplex establishes a lifelong latent infection of sensory neurons in human dorsal root ganglia and has a tendency to resurgence if the immune system is suppressed (causing shingles).
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Type: Term Pronunciation: her′pēs-vir′i-dē Definitions: 1. A heterogeneous family of morphologically similar viruses, all of which contain double-stranded DNA and infect humans and a wide variety of other vertebrates. Infections produce type A inclusion bodies; in many instances, infection may remain latent for many years, eve...
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