Herpesviridae WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Herpesviridae
The Herpesviridae are a large family of DNA viruses that cause diseases in animals, including humans. Herpes viruses all share a common structure—all herpesviruses are composed of relatively large double-stranded, linear DNA genomes encoding 100-200 genes encased within an icosahedral protein cage called the capsid which is itself wrapped in a lipid bilayer membrane called the envelope. This particle is known as the virion. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Herpesviridae is divided into three subfamilies, which includes Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, and Gammaherpesvirinae.1
- There are eight distinct viruses in this family known to cause disease in humans: herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, varicella-zoster virus, cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7, and Kaposi's sarcoma virus or human herpesvirus 8.2
- All Herpes viruses are nuclear-replicating.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Herpesviridae
- ↑ Medical Biology: General Biology Of Human Herpesviruses
- ↑ Wikipedia: Herpesviridae
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Aimee Abellaneda
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Herpes Viridae, Herpesvirida
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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