Micro 43: Human Herpesviruses
This episode explores the human herpesvirus family, a group of enveloped double-stranded DNA viruses defined by their ability to establish lifelong latency. Drawing from Murray’s Chapter 43, it examines how acute infection transitions into persistent genomic silence with episodic reactivation.
The narrative is structured around the major human herpesviruses:
* HSV-1 and HSV-2 - mucocutaneous disease with neuronal latency
* Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) - primary varicella followed by dermatomal reactivation as shingles
* Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) - infectious mononucleosis and…
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