Prescott's Microbiology
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Author: Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood Adjunt Professor Lecturer, Christopher J. Woolverton Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 38.3, Problem 4RIA
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To determine: The method of the spread of herpes simplex virus type 2.
Introduction: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) leads to the development of cold sores in humans. HSV is a double-stranded DNA virus encoding about 100 proteins. HSV type 2 (HSV-2) infects the genital epithelium to cause genital herpes.
Summary Introduction
To determine: The reason for the recurrent activation of herpes infection in humans.
Introduction: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is the primary causative agent of cold sores in humans. HSV is an icosahedral virus with double-stranded DNA virus that codes for about 100 proteins. The transmission of cold sores occurs through the direct contact of the virus with the epithelial surfaces.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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Ch. 38.1 - Prob. 8RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 1MICh. 38.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 38.3 - Prob. 1RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 2RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 3RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 4RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 5RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 6RIACh. 38.3 - Prob. 7RIACh. 38.4 - Prob. 1RIACh. 38.4 - Prob. 2RIACh. 38.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 38.4 - Prob. 4RIACh. 38.5 - Prob. 1MICh. 38.5 - Prob. 1RIACh. 38.5 - Prob. 2RIACh. 38.5 - Prob. 3RIACh. 38.6 - How are prions different from viruses? How are...Ch. 38.6 - In what way are spongiform encephalopathies...Ch. 38 - Prob. 1CHICh. 38 - Prob. 2CHICh. 38 - Prob. 3CHICh. 38 - Prob. 4CHICh. 38 - Will it be possible to eradicate many viral...Ch. 38 - Prob. 6CHICh. 38 - In 2005 a reconstructed influenza virus containing...Ch. 38 - Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a prion disease...Ch. 38 - Prob. 9CHI
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