Herpes virus particle,coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Each particle (virion) consists of a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) genome surrounded by an icosahedral capsid (yellow/blue),which is itself surrounded by an envelope covered in glycoprotein spike. Members of the herpes virus family include several that infect humans: herpes simplex viruses type 1 and type 2 (oral and genital herpes),varicella-zoster virus (chicken pox and shingles),Epstein-Barr virus (glandular fever) and cytomegalovirus (various infections) | |
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