Herpesviruses

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Herpesviruses

A family of viruses responsible for cold sores, chicken pox, and genital herpes.

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Q. Are cold sores contagious? My boyfriend has cold sores on his mouth. Can I catch it from him? If so, how can I prevent catching it?

A. Cold sores contain the HSV-1 virus, which is the herpes simplex virus . While your boyfriend has cold sores, he should wash his hands often, especially after touching his face. He shouldn't share cups and eating utensils with others since he is very contagious. You should not kiss him or touch the cold sores either, in order not to be infected.

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The members of this family are also known as herpesviruses. Herpesviruses possess a very complex structure integrated by a relatively large, double-stranded, linear DNA genome encoding 100-200 genes, enclosed within an icosahedral protein capsid and surrounded by a protein layer named the tegument that contains both viral proteins and viral messenger RNAs (mRNAs).

Inclusion Body Herpesvirus Hepatitis in Captive Falcons in the Middle East: A Review of Clinical and Pathologic Findings

Anti-herpetic therapy is a common practice in human medicine, yet is rarely used against animal herpesviruses. In this sense, Acyclovir has been the main drug used to treat animal viral infections, as BoHV-1, FeHV-1 and EHV-1 and EHV-4.

In vitro activity of six antiviral drugs against equid alphaherpesvirus type 1 indicates ganciclovir as promising drug for in vivo studies/ A atividade in vitro de seis drogas antivirais contra o alfaherpesvirus equino tipo 1 indica que o ganciclovir e uma droga promissora para estudos in vivo

This review intends to demystify diagnostic approaches for equine herpesviruses detection from an insight of conventional to recent approaches.

DETECTION OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS INFECTION: CONVENTIONAL VERSUS MOLECULAR APPROACHES

In addition, herpesviruses have been associated with periodontal disease, especially cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) [10, 11, 16].

Cytokine Levels and Human Herpesviruses in Saliva from Clinical Periodontal Healthy Subjects with Peri-Implantitis: A Case-Control Study

Hilliard, "The simian herpesviruses," Infectious Agents and Disease, vol.

Questioning the Extreme Neurovirulence of Monkey B Virus (Macacine alphaherpesvirus 1)

Herpesviruses constitute a diverse family of widespread pathogens inducing severe diseases of veterinary importance in all animals including animals used for human consumption.

Is There Any Species Specificity in Infections with Aquatic Animal herpesviruses?--The koi herpesvirus (KHV): An Alloherpesvirus model

Early studies have shown that gE-deleted herpesviruses generate similar or slightly lower serological responses when compared with wild-type viruses (13) or vaccines strains (7,12).

A glycoprotein E gene-deleted bovine herpesvirus 1 as a candidate vaccine strain

MaHVI is an [alpha]-herpesvirus related to human herpes simplex viruses (HSV) 1 and 2 (3,4) and to herpesviruses that infect other nonhuman primates such as baboons (5).

Macacine herpesvirus 1 in long-tailed Macaques, Malaysia, 2009-2011

Bovine Herpesviruses Do Not Play a Major Role in the Differential Diagnosis of Rabies in Cattle in Southern Brazil.

ENFERMEDAD NEUROLOGICA BOVINA CON DIAGNOSTICO NO CONCLUSIVO EN LA REGION NORTE DE COLOMBIA. ANALISIS HISTOLOGICO E INMUNOHISTOQUIMICO