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Human Herpes virus Six is most common in children and can cause encephalitis, lymphadenopathy, myocarditis and myelosuppression. In rare cases it can re-activate in adults, but it's really only a threat to immunosuppressed individuals and transplant patients.
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What is the pathogen of cold sores?
Cold sores are not caused by organisms, they are caused by a virus called oral herpes.
What disease is caused y the reactivation of the chicken pox virus?
Shingles, also known as Herpes Zoster
What is the organism responsible for herpes?
herpes simples, herpes labialis, or herpes gigngivitis.Herpes is a type of virus which cause disease in humans like encephalitis by herps zooster virus, genital herpes by HerpesviridaeThe condition commonly known as "herpes," referring to sores on the mouth or genitals, is caused by the Herpes simplex virus, or HSV. The are other forms of the virus, such as Herpes zoster, that cause lesions on other parts of the body.Virus is herpes simplex virus type 2 for genital herpes and type 1 for oral herpes.Shingles, which is a form of herpes is caused by chicken pox virus.STD
First human disease caused by a virus?
yellow fever
How do you spell herpies?
It is spelled herpes (virus and viral disease).
What skin disease is caused by human papilloma virus?
Warts
What is cytomegalic inclusion body disease?
Cytomegalic inclusion body disease (CIBD) is a condition caused by infection with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a type of herpes virus.
What virus is similar to chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus.
What is untreatable STD causing periodic outbreaks of blisters?
This is herpes infection. It is caused by a herpes simplex virus (HSV). Oral herpes causes cold sores around the mouth or face.
If the chickenpox and shingles are caused by the same virus why is the virus called varicella zoster when it's associated with chickenpox and herpes zoster when it's associated wit?
The virus is called varicella zoster virus regardless of whether it is causing chickenpox or shingles. The scientific name of shingles disease is herpes zoster, and the scientific name of chickenpox disease is varicella.
Is shingles and herpes are same?
Herpes is a family if viruses that cause different diseases. Herpes simplex I is associated with cold sores, herpes simplex II is associated with genital herpes (although those two can be reversed), CMV and EBV can cause mononucleosis and colds and congenital infections in babies as well as cancers, roseolovirus can cause roseola, human herpes virus 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma and other cancers. The herpes varicella-zoster virus causes chicken pox (varicella). It lies dormant in nerve cells and years later it can reactivate to cause shingles (zoster). So shingles is one example of a herpes virus infection.
Who brought herpes in the world?
Herpes virus has been with human ancestors since before they were human.
