| Identifier |
wh_ch57_p3129 |
| Title |
Walsh & Hoyt: Herpesviridae |
| Creator |
Paul W. Brazis, MD, Neil R. Miller, MD |
| Affiliation |
(PWB) Mayo Clinic; (NRM) Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University |
| Subject |
Infectious Diseases; Viruses; Virus Diseases; Herpesviridae |
| Description |
The members of the Herpesviridae family are large, DNA-containing, enveloped viruses. The name ""herpe"" is derived from a Greek word for the spreading skin eruption that is caused by some of these viruses and from the French word herper, meaning ""to creep."" About 80 herpesviruses infect animals, and 8 regularly infect humans: 1. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (human herpesvirus type 1, HSV-1); 2. Herpes simplex virus type 2 (human herpesvirus type 2, HSV-2); 3. Varicella-zoster virus (human herpesvirus type 3, VZV); 4. Epstein-Barr virus (human herpesvirus type 4, EBV); 5. Cytomegalovirus (human herpesvirus type 5, CMV); 6. Human herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6, B-lymphotropic virus); 7. Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7); 8. Human herpesvirus type 8 (HHV-8, Kaposis sarcoma associated herpesvirus). A ninth herpesvirus, simian herpes B virus (B virus, Herpesvirus simiae), usually infects monkeys, although it occasionally infects humans and produces significant neurologic disease. |
| Date |
2005 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Type |
Text |
| Source |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition |
| Relation is Part of |
Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| Collection |
Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6dj8q5q |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_whts |
| ID |
186352 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dj8q5q |
