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Is the variola disease in the herpes family?
Variola (smallpox) is not in the herpes family. It's in the poxvirus family.
Are fever blisters herpes?
Yes, they are a form of this viral family, and highly contaigious.This is Herpes Simplex.
Can herpes start on your armpits?
Herpes is unlikely to start on your armpits, and any symmetrical rash found in both armpits is certainly not herpes. See your health care provider for effective diagnosis and treatment.
What virus family does herpes belong to?
Herpesviruses are a virus family that include a number of different herpes viruses such as herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1, HSV-2) also known as Human Herpes Virus 1 and 2 (HHV-1, HHV-2)
What is herpetic infection?
Herpetic means related to herpes. A herpetic infection could be genital herpes, shingles, cold sores, or other infections caused by viruses in the herpes family.
Is herpes more of a rash or bumps?
Herpes outbreaks start as a reddened area of skin. Then blisters arise, which then become sores.
What type of herpes is related to chickenpox?
Herpes simplex type one is one virus in the herpesvirus family. Chickenpox is caused by varicella zoster virus, which is in the same virus family.
What is a member of the herpes virus family that causes a variety of diseases?
cytomegalo
What virus is similar to chickenpox?
Chickenpox is a member of the herpes virus family, which includes herpes simplex virus and Epstein-Barr virus.
Is Epstein-Barr virus contagious?
It is difficult to proclaim, without reliable scientific evidence from validated sources, that Epstein-Barr is a virus of the Herpes family. Nevertheless all the websites, like Dr. Oz or Health Central, who offer information about this virus mention the fact it is indeed a virus of the Herpes family. This virus is also described as very contagious, but not because it is virus of the Herpes family.
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.
What type of pathogen is herpes?
Herpes is a family of viruses that include cold sores, warts, and genital herpes.HSV or Herpes Simplex Virus. There are many types and they cause a variety of conditions from genital herpes all the way to something as mild as cold sores.the causative agent for herpes is the varicella zoster.
