Herpesvirus

Herpesvirus, en stor familie av DNA-virus som angriper mennesker og pattedyr. Mange herpesvirus kan forårsake sykdom hos sin primære vert . Herpesvirus er en familie DNA-virus (Herpesviridae), som kan gi opphav til flere herpesvirusinfeksjoner.

Blant de mest vanlige er Varicella zoster-viruset (VZV) . 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. Herpes virus may refer to: the large family of DNA viruses known as Herpesviridae (or herpesviruses); Herpes simplex virus and the two types of herpesvirus .

There are eight currently identified members of the human herpes virus family. In nature, herpesviruses infect both vertebrate and non-vertebrate species, and over a hundred have been at least partially characterized. For many people with the herpes virus, which can go through periods of being dormant, attacks (or outbreaks) can be brought on by the . The herpes simplex virus, also known as HSV, is an infection that causes herpes.

Herpes can appear in various parts of the body, most commonly on the . Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis treatment of Herpesviruses from the Professional Version of the Merck Manuals. Herpes simplex virus fact sheet with key facts and information on type (HSV-1) and type (HSV-2): signs and symptoms, transmission, challenges, treatment, .