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Herpes Simplex Virus

Part of the book series: The Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science ((BLOOMSBURY))

Abstract

There are two herpes simplex viruses (HSV) designated HSV 1 and HSV 2. Although the two viruses are morphologically identical and have approximately 50% DNA similarity, there are a number of biological, biochemical, genomic and clinical differences between them. These are summarised in Table 1.1. The clinical differences will be highlighted in subsequent chapters, but here I will cover the basic virology and immunology of HSV infection.

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Mindel, A. (1989). Virology and Immunology. In: Herpes Simplex Virus. The Bloomsbury Series in Clinical Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1683-7_1

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